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About Garmonu Village

Garmonu is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 24 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garmonu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garmonu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246167
Area (hectares) 107.99 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 24
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garmonu compares

By the 2011 count Garmonu is the 411th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 107.99 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 1259.

Getting to Garmonu

Garmonu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garmonu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garmonu from other places

Garmonu lies about 38 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 48 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 Garmonu
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 5.6 km
District headquarters Garhwal 38 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 48 km

Villages closest to Garmonu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garmonu village had a population of 69. That makes it the 411th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Garmonu village has 24 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garmonu has about 1875 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Garmonu is 246167. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garmonu covers 107.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garmonu falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Garmonu is Kotdwara, about 48 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garmonu.

Garmonu is about 38 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garmonu is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 5.6 km away. Garhwal is about 38 km away. Kotdwara is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashgarh (under 2 km), Bagar (under 2 km) and Beda Ka Bagar (under 2 km).

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

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