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About Ghanghali Village

Ghanghali is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 29 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanghali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanghali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 38.12 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 29
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Ghanghali compares

By the 2011 count Ghanghali is the 192nd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 38.12 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1140.

Getting to Ghanghali

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

Ghanghali lies about 22 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, 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 Ghanghali
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 14 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 22 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 80 km

Villages closest to Ghanghali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanghali village had a population of 58. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Ghanghali village has 29 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanghali has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Ghanghali is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanghali covers 38.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghanghali falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghanghali is Tanakpur, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghanghali.

Ghanghali is about 22 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanghali is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 14 km away. Pithoragarh is about 22 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asyali (under 2 km), Bhulki Adhyali (under 2 km) and Dauja Waliya (under 2 km).

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

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