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About Ghorakhuri Village

Ghorakhuri is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 68 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorakhuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorakhuri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 39.81 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 68
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghorakhuri compares

By the 2011 count Ghorakhuri is the 180th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 39.81 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Ghorakhuri

Ghorakhuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghorakhuri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghorakhuri from other places

Ghorakhuri lies about 42 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 3.5 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 Ghorakhuri
Nearest railway station Dehradun 3.5 km
Nearest town Rāipur 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 24 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 42 km

Villages closest to Ghorakhuri

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 Ghorakhuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorakhuri village had a population of 135. That makes it the 180th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Ghorakhuri village has 68 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorakhuri has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Ghorakhuri is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorakhuri covers 39.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghorakhuri is Dehradun, about 3.5 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 village for Ghorakhuri.

Ghorakhuri is about 42 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorakhuri is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dehradun is about 3.5 km away. Rāipur is about 3.9 km away. Dhanaulti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandi Baglon Ki (7.7 km), Kandi Jethuki (7.7 km) and Kandi Malli (7.7 km).

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

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