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About Ghaghali Village

Ghaghali is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 14 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 155.13 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 14
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaghali compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghali is the 197th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 155.13 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Ghaghali

Ghaghali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghaghali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ghaghali from other places

Ghaghali 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 Ghaghali
Nearest town Pauri 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 35 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 45 km

Villages closest to Ghaghali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satpuli 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 Ghaghali

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghali village had a population of 28. That makes it the 197th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Ghaghali village has 14 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghali has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghali is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghali covers 155.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaghali falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghali 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 10+ km distance for Ghaghali.

Ghaghali 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.

Ghaghali is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 7.4 km away. Satpuli is about 20 km away. Garhwal is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barali (under 2 km), Bhaliya (under 2 km) and Gunwali (under 2 km).

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

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