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About Gaul Banal Village

Gaul Banal is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 59 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaul Banal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaul Banal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 35.12 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 59
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
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 Gaul Banal compares

By the 2011 count Gaul Banal is the 148th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 35.12 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Gaul Banal

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

Gaul Banal lies about 28 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 65 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 Gaul Banal
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 6.0 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 28 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 49 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 65 km

Villages closest to Gaul Banal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarhi 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 Gaul Banal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaul Banal village had a population of 107. That makes it the 148th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Gaul Banal village has 59 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaul Banal has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Gaul Banal is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaul Banal covers 35.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaul Banal falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gaul Banal is Dehradun, about 65 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 Gaul Banal.

Gaul Banal is about 28 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaul Banal is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 6.0 km away. Uttarkashi is about 28 km away. Mussoorie is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaul Thakral (under 2 km), Bakhreti (under 2 km) and Nald (1.8 km).

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

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