About Genwala Village

Genwala is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 298 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Genwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Genwala village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Dunda
Pincode	249193
Area (hectares)	49.19 hectares
Population	572
Male Population	298
Female Population	274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Genwala compares

By the 2011 count Genwala is the 29th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 49.19 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Genwala

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

Genwala lies about 15 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 49 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 Genwala
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dunda	27 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	34 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	49 km

Villages closest to Genwala

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.

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Common questions about Genwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Genwala village had a population of 572. That makes it the 29th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Genwala village has 298 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Genwala has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Genwala is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Genwala covers 49.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Genwala falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Genwala is Dehradun, about 49 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 Genwala.

Genwala is about 15 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Genwala is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 15 km away. Dunda is about 27 km away. Mussoorie is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.