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About Gurfali Village

Gurfali is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 98 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurfali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurfali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246275
Area (hectares) 124.28 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 98
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurfali compares

By the 2011 count Gurfali is the 161st largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 124.28 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1285.

Getting to Gurfali

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

Gurfali lies about 69 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 80 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 Gurfali
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 21 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 40 km
District headquarters Garhwal 69 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 80 km

Villages closest to Gurfali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurfali village had a population of 204. That makes it the 161st largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Gurfali village has 98 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurfali has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Gurfali is 246275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurfali covers 124.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurfali falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gurfali is Kotdwara, about 80 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 Gurfali.

Gurfali 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.

Gurfali is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 21 km away. Srīnagar is about 40 km away. Garhwal is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangali (under 2 km), Ghansyali (under 2 km) and Chunkhet (2.8 km).

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

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