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About Ghansali Village

Ghansali is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 36 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghansali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghansali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246144
Area (hectares) 143.03 hectares
Population 110
Male Population 36
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,056
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghansali compares

By the 2011 count Ghansali is the 243rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 143.03 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1243.

Getting to Ghansali

Ghansali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghansali as Available within 5 - 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 Ghansali from other places

Ghansali lies about 20 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 26 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 Ghansali
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 20 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 26 km

Villages closest to Ghansali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghansali village had a population of 110. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Ghansali village has 36 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghansali has about 2056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Ghansali is 246144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghansali covers 143.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghansali falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghansali is Kotdwara, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghansali.

Ghansali is about 20 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghansali is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 20 km away. Garhwal is about 20 km away. Kotdwāra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalli (under 2 km), Garhkot (under 2 km) and Garkot (under 2 km).

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

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