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About Ghiyakoti Village

Ghiyakoti is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 161 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghiyakoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghiyakoti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249196
Area (hectares) 121.3 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 161
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,211
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 Ghiyakoti compares

By the 2011 count Ghiyakoti is the 80th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 121.3 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Ghiyakoti

Ghiyakoti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghiyakoti 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 Ghiyakoti from other places

Ghiyakoti lies about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 36 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 Ghiyakoti
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 24 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 24 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 36 km

Villages closest to Ghiyakoti

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 Ghiyakoti

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghiyakoti village had a population of 356. That makes it the 80th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Ghiyakoti village has 161 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghiyakoti has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Ghiyakoti is 249196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghiyakoti covers 121.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghiyakoti falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghiyakoti is Dehradun, about 36 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 Ghiyakoti.

Ghiyakoti is about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghiyakoti is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 24 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 24 km away. Dehradun is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghon (under 2 km), Laluri (under 2 km) and Jamani (1.7 km).

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

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