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About Guleth Village

Guleth is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 23 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guleth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guleth village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 26.06 hectares
Population 42
Male Population 23
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Guleth compares

By the 2011 count Guleth is the 116th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 26.06 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Guleth

Guleth is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Guleth as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Guleth from other places

Guleth lies about 40 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 30 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Guleth
Nearest town Pauri 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 19 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 30 km
District headquarters Garhwal 40 km

Villages closest to Guleth

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Srinagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Guleth

As per the Census of India 2011, Guleth village had a population of 42. That makes it the 116th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Guleth village has 23 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guleth has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Guleth is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guleth covers 26.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Guleth falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Guleth is Rishikesh, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Guleth.

Guleth is about 40 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guleth is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 18 km away. Srinagar is about 19 km away. Rishikesh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cham Dang (11 km), Bhaldiyana (11 km) and Dhoulkandi (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Guleth today is likely to be higher.

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