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About Ghandiyal Gaon Village

Ghandiyal 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 717, made up of 375 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghandiyal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghandiyal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 78.02 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 375
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghandiyal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Ghandiyal Gaon is the 30th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 78.02 hectares work out to about 9.2 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 Ghandiyal Gaon

Ghandiyal Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghandiyal Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghandiyal Gaon from other places

Ghandiyal Gaon lies about 22 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 51 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 Ghandiyal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 15 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 22 km
Nearest town Tehri 22 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 51 km

Villages closest to Ghandiyal 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 Ghandiyal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghandiyal Gaon village had a population of 717. That makes it the 30th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Ghandiyal Gaon village has 375 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghandiyal Gaon has about 912 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 Ghandiyal Gaon is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghandiyal Gaon covers 78.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghandiyal Gaon is Harrawala, about 51 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 village for Ghandiyal Gaon.

Ghandiyal Gaon is about 22 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghandiyal Gaon is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 15 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 22 km away. Tehri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deen Gaon (under 2 km), Mukhem (under 2 km) and Mukhem Range (under 2 km).

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

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