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About Gamsali Village

Gamsali is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 21 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamsali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamsali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 43.33 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 21
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Gamsali compares

By the 2011 count Gamsali is the 122nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 43.33 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Gamsali

Gamsali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gamsali 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 Gamsali from other places

Gamsali lies about 35 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Gamsali
Nearest town Pauri 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 15 km
District headquarters Garhwal 35 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 45 km

Villages closest to Gamsali

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 Gamsali

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamsali village had a population of 39. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Gamsali village has 21 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamsali has about 857 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 Gamsali is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamsali covers 43.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gamsali falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gamsali is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Gamsali.

Gamsali is about 35 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamsali is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 7.4 km away. Srinagar is about 15 km away. Garhwal is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barali (under 2 km), Ganwali (under 2 km) and Gaurali (under 2 km).

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

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