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About Gangwan Gaon Village

Gangwan Gaon is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 6 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangwan Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangwan Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249001
Area (hectares) 9.26 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 6
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangwan Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Gangwan Gaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 9.26 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Gangwan Gaon

Gangwan Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangwan Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Faigul, Gagar Gaon, Gair and Gajana. 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 Gangwan Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangwan Gaon village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Gangwan Gaon village has 6 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangwan Gaon has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Gangwan Gaon is 249001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangwan Gaon covers 9.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangwan Gaon falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Gangwan Gaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gangwan Gaon.

Gangwan Gaon is in Tehri 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 Gangwan Gaon today is likely to be higher.

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