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About Ghorpur Village

Ghorpur is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 94 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 34.21 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 94
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
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 Ghorpur compares

By the 2011 count Ghorpur is the 116th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 34.21 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Ghorpur

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

Ghorpur lies about 21 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 Ghorpur
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 14 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 21 km
Nearest town Tehri 21 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 51 km

Villages closest to Ghorpur

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 Ghorpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorpur village had a population of 196. That makes it the 116th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Ghorpur village has 94 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorpur has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

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

Ghorpur covers 34.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghorpur falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghorpur 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ghorpur.

Ghorpur is about 21 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorpur is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 14 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 21 km away. Tehri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukhmal Gaon (under 2 km), Herwal Gaon (under 2 km) and Garwan Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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