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About Gorasali Village

Gorasali is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 171 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorasali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorasali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 66.49 hectares
Population 334
Male Population 171
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorasali compares

By the 2011 count Gorasali is the 82nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 66.49 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Gorasali

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

How far is Gorasali from other places

Gorasali lies about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 57 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 Gorasali
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 25 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 25 km
Nearest town Tehri 25 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 57 km

Villages closest to Gorasali

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 Gorasali

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorasali village had a population of 334. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Gorasali village has 171 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorasali has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

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

Gorasali covers 66.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gorasali is Rishikesh, about 57 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gorasali.

Gorasali 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.

Gorasali is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 25 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 25 km away. Tehri 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 Gugali (under 2 km), Lwali (under 2 km) and Mayali Lagga Danda (under 2 km).

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

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