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About Gaind Village

Gaind is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 65 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaind Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaind village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 34.69 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 65
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaind compares

By the 2011 count Gaind is the 67th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 34.69 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Gaind

Gaind is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaind 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhyoralagasunali, Digari, Dokhari and Dokhariyani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gaind

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaind village had a population of 131. That makes it the 67th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Gaind village has 65 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaind has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Gaind is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaind covers 34.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaind falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Gaind notes the nearest railway station 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 Gaind.

Gaind is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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