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About Gaurhi Village

Gaurhi is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 18 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262542, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurhi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262542
Area (hectares) 15.63 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 18
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaurhi compares

By the 2011 count Gaurhi is the 308th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 15.63 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Gaurhi

Gaurhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaurhi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gaurhi from other places

Gaurhi lies about 38 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 70 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 Gaurhi
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 26 km
Nearest town Almora 34 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 38 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 70 km

Villages closest to Gaurhi

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 Gaurhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurhi village had a population of 38. That makes it the 308th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Gaurhi village has 18 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurhi has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Gaurhi is 262542. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurhi covers 15.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaurhi falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gaurhi is Kathgodam, about 70 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaurhi.

Gaurhi is about 38 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaurhi is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 26 km away. Almora is about 34 km away. Pithoragarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamara (under 2 km), Markoli (under 2 km) and Umari (under 2 km).

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

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