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About Garhiganj Village

Garhiganj is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 122 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhiganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhiganj village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 244713
Area (hectares) 289.77 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 122
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhiganj compares

By the 2011 count Garhiganj is the 67th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,977 residents. Its 289.77 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Garhiganj

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

Garhiganj lies about 41 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kashipur Junction, about 8.4 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 Garhiganj
Tehsil headquarters Kashipur 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Kashipur Junction 8.4 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 41 km

Villages closest to Garhiganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kashipur 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 Garhiganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhiganj village had a population of 244. That makes it the 67th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,977 residents.

Garhiganj village has 122 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhiganj has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Garhiganj is 244713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhiganj covers 289.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garhiganj falls under Kashipur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Garhiganj is Kashipur Junction, about 8.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garhiganj.

Garhiganj is about 41 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhiganj is in Kashipur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Kashipur is about 7.6 km away. Kashipur Junction is about 8.4 km away. Udham Singh Nagar is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (under 2 km), Garhi Indarjit (under 2 km) and Manpur (3.3 km).

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

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