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About Ghirauli Village

Ghirauli is a small village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 64 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,219 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghirauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghirauli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Betalghat
Pincode 263134
Area (hectares) 83.49 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 64
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,219
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 Ghirauli compares

By the 2011 count Ghirauli is the 44th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 83.49 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1076.

Getting to Ghirauli

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

Ghirauli lies about 17 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 31 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 Ghirauli
Tehsil headquarters Betalghat 16 km
Nearest town Almora 16 km
District headquarters Nainital 17 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 31 km

Villages closest to Ghirauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghirauli village had a population of 142. That makes it the 44th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Ghirauli village has 64 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghirauli has about 1219 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Ghirauli is 263134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghirauli covers 83.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghirauli falls under Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghirauli is Kathgodam, about 31 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 Ghirauli.

Ghirauli is about 17 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghirauli is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Betalghat is about 16 km away. Almora is about 16 km away. Nainital is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirani (under 2 km), Bhatraunj Khan (under 2 km) and Dhari (6.0 km).

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

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