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About Vanchuri Village

Vanchuri is a mid sized village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,169, made up of 518 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,257 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vanchuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vanchuri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249181
Area (hectares) 240.5 hectares
Population 1,169
Male Population 518
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,257
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 Vanchuri compares

By the 2011 count Vanchuri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 240.5 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Vanchuri

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

Vanchuri lies about 48 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 24 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 Vanchuri
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 6.1 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 24 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 24 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 48 km

Villages closest to Vanchuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghansali 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 Vanchuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Vanchuri village had a population of 1,169. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Vanchuri village has 518 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vanchuri has about 1257 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Vanchuri is 249181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vanchuri covers 240.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vanchuri is Kotdwara, about 24 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 Vanchuri.

Vanchuri is about 48 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vanchuri is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Ghansali is about 6.1 km away. Kotdwāra is about 24 km away. Kotdwara 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 Sarans Gaon (1.9 km), Sarkanda (1.9 km) and Sarphul (1.9 km).

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

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