About Genwali Village

Genwali is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 180 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,456 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Genwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Genwali village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Jakhnidhar
Pincode	249161
Area (hectares)	129.15 hectares
Population	442
Male Population	180
Female Population	262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,456
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 Genwali compares

By the 2011 count Genwali is the 22nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 129.15 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Genwali

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

Genwali lies about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 57 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 Genwali
Tehsil headquarters	Jakhnidhar	25 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	25 km
Nearest town	Tehri	25 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	57 km

Villages closest to Genwali

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

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Common questions about Genwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Genwali village had a population of 442. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Genwali village has 180 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Genwali has about 1456 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Genwali is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Genwali covers 129.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Genwali falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Genwali is Rishikesh, about 57 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 Genwali.

Genwali is about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Genwali is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 25 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 25 km away. Tehri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.