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About Ghighud Village

Ghighud is a mid sized village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 795, made up of 376 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249192, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghighud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghighud village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249192
Area (hectares) 358.72 hectares
Population 795
Male Population 376
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghighud compares

By the 2011 count Ghighud is the 13th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 358.72 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Ghighud

Ghighud is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghighud 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 Gaindi, Gairogi Sera, Gangsar Gaon and Gaunsari. 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.

Common questions about Ghighud

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghighud village had a population of 795. That makes it the 13th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Ghighud village has 376 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghighud has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Ghighud is 249192. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghighud covers 358.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghighud falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Ghighud 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 Ghighud.

Ghighud is in Narendranagar 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.

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

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