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About Gwal Khera Village

Gwal Khera is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 51 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,627 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gwal Khera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwal Khera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246123
Area (hectares) 74.54 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 51
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,627
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 Gwal Khera compares

By the 2011 count Gwal Khera is the 243rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 74.54 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1259.

Getting to Gwal Khera

Gwal Khera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gwal Khera 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 Gwal Khera from other places

Gwal Khera lies about 16 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 22 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 Gwal Khera
District headquarters Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 32 km

Villages closest to Gwal Khera

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 Gwal Khera

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwal Khera village had a population of 134. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Gwal Khera village has 51 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwal Khera has about 1627 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Gwal Khera is 246123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gwal Khera covers 74.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gwal Khera falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gwal Khera is Kotdwara, about 22 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 Gwal Khera.

Gwal Khera is about 16 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gwal Khera is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 16 km away. Kotdwāra is about 22 km away. Kotdwara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khera Gunth (under 2 km), Thamana (2.4 km) and Garhkot (3.7 km).

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

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