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About Garthati Village

Garthati is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 122 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,418 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249265, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garthati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garthati village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249265
Area (hectares) 43.75 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 122
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,418
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garthati compares

By the 2011 count Garthati is the 74th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 43.75 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Garthati

Garthati is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garthati as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Garthati from other places

Garthati lies about 38 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 44 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 Garthati
Nearest town Tehri 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 33 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 38 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 44 km

Villages closest to Garthati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garthati village had a population of 295. That makes it the 74th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Garthati village has 122 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garthati has about 1418 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Garthati is 249265. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garthati covers 43.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garthati falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Garthati is Rishikesh, about 44 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Garthati.

Garthati is about 38 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garthati is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 9.9 km away. Dunda is about 33 km away. Uttarkashi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thati (under 2 km), Dhareti (15 km) and Panjyala (15 km).

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

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