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About Miriya Gaon Village

Miriya Gaon is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 55 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 745 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Miriya Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Miriya Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 26.38 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 55
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 745
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Miriya Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Miriya Gaon is the 217th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 26.38 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Miriya Gaon

Miriya Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Miriya Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Miriya Gaon from other places

Miriya Gaon lies about 47 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 31 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 Miriya Gaon
Nearest town Mussoorie 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 27 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 31 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 47 km

Villages closest to Miriya 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 Miriya Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Miriya Gaon village had a population of 96. That makes it the 217th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Miriya Gaon village has 55 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Miriya Gaon has about 745 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 Miriya Gaon is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Miriya Gaon covers 26.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Miriya Gaon is Dehradun, about 31 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 10+ km distance for Miriya Gaon.

Miriya Gaon is about 47 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Miriya Gaon is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 15 km away. Dhanaulti is about 27 km away. Dehradun is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devan (under 2 km), Ghansi (under 2 km) and Myani (under 2 km).

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

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