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About Gihthali Village

Gihthali is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 179 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,313 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gihthali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gihthali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246167
Area (hectares) 136.47 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 179
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,313
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gihthali compares

By the 2011 count Gihthali is the 38th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 136.47 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Gihthali

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

Gihthali lies about 35 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Gihthali
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 7.4 km
District headquarters Garhwal 35 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 45 km

Villages closest to Gihthali

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 Gihthali

As per the Census of India 2011, Gihthali village had a population of 414. That makes it the 38th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Gihthali village has 179 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gihthali has about 1313 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

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

Gihthali covers 136.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gihthali falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gihthali is Kotdwara, about 45 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 <5 km distance for Gihthali.

Gihthali is about 35 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gihthali is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 7.4 km away. Garhwal is about 35 km away. Kotdwara is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ali Laga Bhimli (under 2 km), Bajali (under 2 km) and Balibou (under 2 km).

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

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