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About Ghunna Village

Ghunna is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 54 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,296 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghunna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghunna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246164
Area (hectares) 233.32 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 54
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,296
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 Ghunna compares

By the 2011 count Ghunna is the 269th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 233.32 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Ghunna

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

Ghunna lies about 46 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 56 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 Ghunna
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 13 km
District headquarters Garhwal 46 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 56 km

Villages closest to Ghunna

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 Ghunna

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghunna village had a population of 124. That makes it the 269th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Ghunna village has 54 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghunna has about 1296 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Ghunna is 246164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghunna covers 233.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghunna falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghunna is Kotdwara, about 56 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 Ghunna.

Ghunna is about 46 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghunna is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 13 km away. Garhwal is about 46 km away. Kotdwara is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bidoli (under 2 km), Bidoli Lagga Dadogi (under 2 km) and Kiman (1.7 km).

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

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