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About Garhsindwal Gaon Village

Garhsindwal Gaon is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 327 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhsindwal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhsindwal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 43.22 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 327
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhsindwal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Garhsindwal Gaon is the 42nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 43.22 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Garhsindwal Gaon

Garhsindwal Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garhsindwal Gaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Garhsindwal Gaon from other places

Garhsindwal Gaon lies about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 47 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 Garhsindwal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 7.5 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 11 km
Nearest town Tehri 11 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 47 km

Villages closest to Garhsindwal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pratapnagar 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 Garhsindwal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhsindwal Gaon village had a population of 637. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Garhsindwal Gaon village has 327 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhsindwal Gaon has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Garhsindwal Gaon is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhsindwal Gaon covers 43.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garhsindwal Gaon falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Garhsindwal Gaon is Rishikesh, about 47 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garhsindwal Gaon.

Garhsindwal Gaon is about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhsindwal Gaon is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 7.5 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 11 km away. Tehri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanigarh Chak (under 2 km), Kholgarh Palla (under 2 km) and Kholgarh Walla (under 2 km).

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

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