About Garguwa Village

Garguwa is a mid sized village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 986, made up of 479 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262545, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garguwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garguwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Dharchula
Pincode	262545
Area (hectares)	437.57 hectares
Population	986
Male Population	479
Female Population	507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,058
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garguwa compares

By the 2011 count Garguwa is the 18th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 437.57 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Garguwa

Garguwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Garguwa as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Dugtu, Duti Bagad, Galagar and Galati. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Garguwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Garguwa village had a population of 986. That makes it the 18th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Garguwa village has 479 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garguwa has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Garguwa is 262545. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garguwa covers 437.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garguwa falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Garguwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Garguwa.

Garguwa is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.