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About Gurauli Village

Gurauli is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 254 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262541, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurauli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262541
Area (hectares) 524.93 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 254
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurauli compares

By the 2011 count Gurauli is the 29th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 524.93 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Gurauli

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

Gurauli lies about 43 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 82 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 Gurauli
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 17 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 43 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 43 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 82 km

Villages closest to Gurauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurauli village had a population of 498. That makes it the 29th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Gurauli village has 254 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurauli has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Gurauli is 262541. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurauli covers 524.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurauli falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gurauli is Kathgodam, about 82 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 village for Gurauli.

Gurauli is about 43 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurauli is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 17 km away. Pithoragarh is about 43 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surauli (under 2 km), Sameti (under 2 km) and Majholi (1.7 km).

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

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