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About Gandasu Village

Gandasu is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 45 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandasu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 42.25 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 45
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandasu compares

By the 2011 count Gandasu is the 239th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 42.25 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Gandasu

Gandasu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandasu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dungara, Durogi, Dyuli and Gahar. 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 Gandasu

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandasu village had a population of 83. That makes it the 239th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Gandasu village has 45 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandasu has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Gandasu is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandasu covers 42.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandasu falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Gandasu notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Gandasu.

Gandasu is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal 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 Gandasu today is likely to be higher.

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