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About Ayal Village

Ayal is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 169 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,308 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ayal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246166
Area (hectares) 189.82 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 169
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,308
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 Ayal compares

By the 2011 count Ayal is the 50th 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 189.82 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Ayal

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

Ayal lies about 69 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 66 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 Ayal
Nearest town Srīnagar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 28 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 66 km
District headquarters Garhwal 69 km

Villages closest to Ayal

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 Ayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ayal village had a population of 390. That makes it the 50th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Ayal village has 169 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ayal has about 1308 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Ayal is 246166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ayal covers 189.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ayal falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ayal is Rishikesh, about 66 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 Ayal.

Ayal is about 69 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ayal is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 20 km away. Pauri is about 28 km away. Rishikesh is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taklana (2.6 km), Asueikhalsa (2.6 km) and Chandola Rai Khalsa (2.6 km).

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

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