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About Grastan Ganj Village

Grastan Ganj is a mid sized village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 924, made up of 459 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Grastan Ganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Grastan Ganj village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 43.44 hectares
Population 924
Male Population 459
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Grastan Ganj compares

By the 2011 count Grastan Ganj is the 34th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 43.44 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Grastan Ganj

The census records public bus service for Grastan Ganj 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Grastan Ganj from other places

Grastan Ganj lies about 10 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about under 2 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 Grastan Ganj
Nearest town Kotdwāra under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara under 2 km
District headquarters Garhwal 10 km

Villages closest to Grastan Ganj

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 Grastan Ganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Grastan Ganj village had a population of 924. That makes it the 34th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Grastan Ganj village has 459 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Grastan Ganj has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Grastan Ganj is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Grastan Ganj covers 43.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Grastan Ganj falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Grastan Ganj is Kotdwara, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Grastan Ganj.

Grastan Ganj is about 10 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Grastan Ganj is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Kotdwāra is about under 2 km away. Kotdwara is about under 2 km away. Garhwal is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotdwara Range (under 2 km), Kotdwar Gaon (under 2 km) and Kumbhichaur (under 2 km).

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

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