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About Gaurh Village

Gaurh is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 9 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 45.82 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 9
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
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 Gaurh compares

By the 2011 count Gaurh is the 283rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 45.82 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1159.

Getting to Gaurh

Gaurh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gaurh 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 Ganura, Gaon Khet, Garali and Gartir. 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.

Common questions about Gaurh

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurh village had a population of 19. That makes it the 283rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Gaurh village has 9 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurh has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Gaurh is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurh covers 45.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaurh falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Gaurh 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 Gaurh.

Gaurh is in Gangolihat 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.

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

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