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About Ginthala Village

Ginthala is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 38 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 737 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ginthala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ginthala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246127
Area (hectares) 31.13 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 38
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 737
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 Ginthala compares

By the 2011 count Ginthala is the 212th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 31.13 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Ginthala

Ginthala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ginthala 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 Ginthala from other places

Ginthala lies about 7.4 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 6.5 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 Ginthala
Nearest town Kotdwāra 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 6.5 km
District headquarters Garhwal 7.4 km

Villages closest to Ginthala

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 Ginthala

As per the Census of India 2011, Ginthala village had a population of 66. That makes it the 212th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Ginthala village has 38 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ginthala has about 737 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Ginthala is 246127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ginthala covers 31.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ginthala falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ginthala is Kotdwara, about 6.5 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 Ginthala.

Ginthala is about 7.4 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ginthala is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Kotdwāra is about 6.3 km away. Kotdwara is about 6.5 km away. Garhwal is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tachhali (under 2 km), Pulinda (under 2 km) and Syalinga (under 2 km).

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

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