About Ghairka Village

Ghairka is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 214 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghairka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghairka village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Ghansali
Pincode	249155
Area (hectares)	72.47 hectares
Population	420
Male Population	214
Female Population	206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghairka compares

By the 2011 count Ghairka is the 113th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 72.47 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 well below the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Ghairka

Ghairka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghairka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gangeri Urf Paneri, Gangi, Gaujiyana and Gawana Malla. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Ghairka

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghairka village had a population of 420. That makes it the 113th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Ghairka village has 214 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghairka has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Ghairka is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghairka covers 72.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghairka falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Ghairka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghairka.

Ghairka is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.