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About Gaul Thakral Village

Gaul Thakral is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 70 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaul Thakral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaul Thakral village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 32.63 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 70
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaul Thakral compares

By the 2011 count Gaul Thakral is the 139th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 32.63 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Gaul Thakral

Gaul Thakral is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gaul Thakral as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gaul Thakral from other places

Gaul Thakral 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 Thakral
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 Thakral

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 Thakral

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaul Thakral village had a population of 140. That makes it the 139th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Gaul Thakral village has 70 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaul Thakral has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

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

Gaul Thakral covers 32.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gaul Thakral 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gaul Thakral.

Gaul Thakral 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 Thakral 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 Banal (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 Thakral today is likely to be higher.

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