Ghairka, Balganga, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Ghairka


The village Ghairka is located in Balganga Tahsil of Tehri Garhwal District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Ghairka Gram Panchayat. It comes under Bhilangana Community Development Block. The nearest town is Srinagar, which is about 90 kilometers away from Ghairka.

Travel and Communication for Ghairka


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Ghairka,
Tehri Garhwal,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 249155

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Ghairka


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Ghairka is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Ghairka is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Ghairka


As per available data from the year 2009, 420 persons live in 77 house holds in the village Ghairka. There are 206 female individuals and 214 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.05% and males constitute 50.95% of the total population.

There are 1 scheduled castes persons of which 0 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 0% and males constitute 100% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.24% of the total population.

Population density of Ghairka is 579.55 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Ghairka


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Total area of Ghairka is 72.47 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 41.84 ha. About 39.73 ha is un-irrigated area. About 2.11 ha is irrigated area. About 2.11 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 1.25 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 0.02 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 25.36 ha is culturable waste land. About 4 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Ghairka


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Chamiyala, which is more than 10 kms away from Ghairka.

There is a government primary school in the village Ghairka.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Jaspur, which is less than 5 kms away from Ghairka.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Ragri, which is 5-10 kms away from Ghairka.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Nageshwar Saur, which is 5-10 kms away from Ghairka.

Colleges in Ghairka


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Sendul, which is more than 10 kms away from Ghairka.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Ghairka.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Ghairka.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Ghairka.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Ghairka.

Other Educational Facilities in Ghairka


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Chamiyala, which is more than 10 kms away from Ghairka.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in New Tehri, which is more than 10 kms away from Ghairka.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Ghairka.

Healthcare Facilities in Ghairka


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Ghairka.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Ghairka.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Ghairka.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Ghairka.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Ghairka.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Ghairka.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Ghairka.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Ghairka.

There is a veterinary hospital with 2 doctors and 3 paramedical staff in the village Ghairka.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Ghairka.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Ghairka.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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