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About Giwari Gaon Village

Giwari Gaon is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 128 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 539 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Giwari Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Giwari Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246419
Area (hectares) 23.06 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 128
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 539
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Giwari Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Giwari Gaon is the 135th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 23.06 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Giwari Gaon

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

Giwari Gaon lies about 23 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 87 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 Giwari Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 4.4 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 23 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 40 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 87 km

Villages closest to Giwari Gaon

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 Giwari Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Giwari Gaon village had a population of 197. That makes it the 135th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Giwari Gaon village has 128 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Giwari Gaon has about 539 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Giwari Gaon is 246419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Giwari Gaon covers 23.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Giwari Gaon falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Giwari Gaon is Rishikesh, about 87 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 Giwari Gaon.

Giwari Gaon is about 23 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Giwari Gaon is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 4.4 km away. Rudraprayag is about 23 km away. Srīnagar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakola (under 2 km), Brambari (under 2 km) and Bhiri (under 2 km).

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

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