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About Ghena Village

Ghena is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 250 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghena village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 151.47 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 250
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Ghena compares

By the 2011 count Ghena is the 41st largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 151.47 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Ghena

Ghena is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghena 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 Ghena from other places

Ghena lies about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 16 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 Ghena
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 7.5 km
Nearest town Rāipur 12 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 16 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 27 km

Villages closest to Ghena

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 Ghena

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghena village had a population of 484. That makes it the 41st largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Ghena village has 250 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghena has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Ghena covers 151.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghena is Harrawala, about 16 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 Ghena.

Ghena is about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghena is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 7.5 km away. Rāipur is about 12 km away. Harrawala is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharwa Katal (under 2 km), Kandi Talli (under 2 km) and Matlau Malla Talla (under 2 km).

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

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