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About Ginwala Village

Ginwala is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 172 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,203 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ginwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ginwala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246425
Area (hectares) 63.27 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 172
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,203
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ginwala compares

By the 2011 count Ginwala is the 79th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 63.27 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Ginwala

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

Ginwala lies about 34 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 100 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 Ginwala
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 34 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 34 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 54 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 100 km

Villages closest to Ginwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ginwala village had a population of 379. That makes it the 79th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Ginwala village has 172 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ginwala has about 1203 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Ginwala is 246425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ginwala covers 63.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ginwala falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ginwala is Kotdwara, about 100 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 Ginwala.

Ginwala is about 34 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ginwala is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 34 km away. Rudraprayag is about 34 km away. Srīnagar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barangali (8.6 km), Dewali Bhanigram (8.6 km) and Garwali (8.6 km).

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

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