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About Ghandiyal Village

Ghandiyal is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 9 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249300, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghandiyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghandiyal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249300
Area (hectares) 15.9 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 9
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,111
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghandiyal compares

By the 2011 count Ghandiyal is the 313th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 15.9 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Ghandiyal

Ghandiyal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghandiyal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghandiyal from other places

Ghandiyal lies about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 53 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 Ghandiyal
Nearest town Srīnagar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 25 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 25 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 53 km

Villages closest to Ghandiyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghandiyal village had a population of 28. That makes it the 313th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Ghandiyal village has 9 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghandiyal has about 2111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Ghandiyal is 249300. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghandiyal covers 15.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghandiyal is Rishikesh, about 53 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Ghandiyal.

Ghandiyal is about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghandiyal is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 18 km away. Devprayag is about 25 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakani (1.5 km), Ringol Gaon (4.3 km) and Kuledi (4.6 km).

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

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