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About Ganwali Village

Ganwali is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 21 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,619 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganwali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246125
Area (hectares) 57.68 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 21
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,619
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganwali compares

By the 2011 count Ganwali is the 104th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 57.68 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Ganwali

Ganwali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ganwali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ganwali from other places

Ganwali 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 Ganwali
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 Ganwali

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 Ganwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganwali village had a population of 55. That makes it the 104th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Ganwali village has 21 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganwali has about 1619 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Ganwali is 246125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganwali covers 57.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganwali falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganwali 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ganwali.

Ganwali 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.

Ganwali 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), Gamsali (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 Ganwali today is likely to be higher.

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