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About Ghund Village

Ghund is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 34 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghund village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 62.4 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 34
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghund compares

By the 2011 count Ghund is the 168th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 62.4 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Ghund

Ghund is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghund as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ghund from other places

Ghund lies about 32 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 67 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 Ghund
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 9.4 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 32 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 51 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 67 km

Villages closest to Ghund

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 Ghund

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghund village had a population of 64. That makes it the 168th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Ghund village has 34 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghund has about 882 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 Ghund is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghund covers 62.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghund falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghund is Dehradun, about 67 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghund.

Ghund is about 32 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghund is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 9.4 km away. Uttarkashi is about 32 km away. Mussoorie is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakhali (under 2 km), Kotala (under 2 km) and Dhonsali (1.5 km).

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

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