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About Gabar Village

Gabar is a small village in Kamrau tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 114 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 807 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gabar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gabar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Kamrau
Pincode 173029
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 114
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 807
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gabar compares

By the 2011 count Gabar is the 41st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 824 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 912.

Getting to Gabar

Gabar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gabar as Available within village. 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 Gabar from other places

Gabar lies about 21 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 51 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 Gabar
Tehsil headquarters Kamrau 7.4 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 16 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 21 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 51 km

Villages closest to Gabar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kamrau 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 Gabar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gabar village had a population of 206. That makes it the 41st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 824 residents.

Gabar village has 114 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gabar has about 807 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Gabar is 173029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gabar covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gabar falls under Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gabar is Dehradun, about 51 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gabar.

Gabar is about 21 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gabar is in Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district. Kamrau is about 7.4 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 16 km away. Sirmaur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korga (2.1 km), Dhab Pipli (2.6 km) and Bag Hawra (2.9 km).

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

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