About Ghandyal Village

Ghandyal is a mid sized village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 296 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghandyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghandyal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Pauri
Pincode	246175
Area (hectares)	185 hectares
Population	580
Male Population	296
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghandyal compares

By the 2011 count Ghandyal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Ghandyal

Ghandyal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghandyal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghandyal from other places

Ghandyal lies about 57 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 57 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 Ghandyal
Nearest town	Srīnagar	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pauri	16 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	57 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	57 km

Villages closest to Ghandyal

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.

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Common questions about Ghandyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghandyal village had a population of 580. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Ghandyal village has 296 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghandyal has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Ghandyal is 246175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghandyal covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghandyal falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghandyal is Rishikesh, about 57 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghandyal.

Ghandyal is about 57 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghandyal is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 8.8 km away. Pauri is about 16 km away. Rishikesh is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.