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About Ganwal Gaon Village

Ganwal Gaon is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 78 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganwal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganwal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 36.91 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 78
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Ganwal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Ganwal Gaon is the 185th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 36.91 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 1154.

Getting to Ganwal Gaon

Ganwal Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganwal 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganwal Gaon from other places

Ganwal Gaon lies about 8.8 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 33 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 Ganwal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 8.8 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 33 km

Villages closest to Ganwal Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganwal Gaon village had a population of 156. That makes it the 185th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Ganwal Gaon village has 78 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganwal Gaon has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Ganwal Gaon is 249130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganwal Gaon covers 36.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ganwal Gaon is Harrawala, about 33 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganwal Gaon.

Ganwal Gaon is about 8.8 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganwal Gaon is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 8.8 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 8.8 km away. Harrawala is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Oud Gaon Laggakharkbhendi (under 2 km), Semwal Gaon (under 2 km) and Dang Talla (under 2 km).

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

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