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About Ghursal Gaon Village

Ghursal Gaon is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 128 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghursal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghursal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249145
Area (hectares) 166.37 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 128
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
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 Ghursal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Ghursal Gaon is the 117th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 166.37 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 Ghursal Gaon

Ghursal Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghursal Gaon 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 Ghursal Gaon from other places

Ghursal Gaon lies about 28 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 12 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 Ghursal Gaon
Nearest town Rāipur 11 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 14 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 28 km

Villages closest to Ghursal Gaon

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 Ghursal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghursal Gaon village had a population of 231. That makes it the 117th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Ghursal Gaon village has 128 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghursal Gaon has about 805 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 Ghursal Gaon is 249145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghursal Gaon covers 166.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghursal Gaon falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghursal Gaon is Harrawala, about 12 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 Ghursal Gaon.

Ghursal Gaon is about 28 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghursal Gaon is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rāipur is about 11 km away. Harrawala is about 12 km away. Dhanaulti is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awali (2.0 km), Gawali Danda (2.0 km) and Airal Gaon (2.5 km).

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

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