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About Gaind Village

Gaind is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 267 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaind Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaind village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 289.48 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 267
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaind compares

By the 2011 count Gaind is the 39th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 289.48 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1004.

Getting to Gaind

Gaind is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaind as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaind from other places

Gaind lies about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 20 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 Gaind
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Tehri 16 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 23 km

Villages closest to Gaind

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaind village had a population of 494. That makes it the 39th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Gaind village has 267 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaind has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Gaind is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaind covers 289.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaind falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gaind is Rishikesh, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gaind.

Gaind is about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaind is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 16 km away. Rishikesh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalawan Tegana (2.2 km), Maungi (4.4 km) and Sauri Lagga Kyari (5.1 km).

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

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