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About Gahli Village

Gahli is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 85 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,235 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246128
Area (hectares) 95.33 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 85
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,235
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahli compares

By the 2011 count Gahli is the 117th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 95.33 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1139.

Getting to Gahli

Gahli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gahli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gahli from other places

Gahli lies about 16 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 20 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 Gahli
District headquarters Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 19 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 20 km

Villages closest to Gahli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotdwara 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 Gahli

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahli village had a population of 190. That makes it the 117th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Gahli village has 85 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahli has about 1235 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Gahli is 246128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahli covers 95.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gahli falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gahli is Kotdwara, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gahli.

Gahli is about 16 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahli is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 16 km away. Kotdwāra is about 19 km away. Kotdwara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nara (under 2 km), Jaltha (under 2 km) and Amaldu (under 2 km).

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

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