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About Gar Village

Gar is a mid sized village in Daund tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,339, made up of 701 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542 hectares hectares.

Gar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Daund
Area (hectares) 542 hectares
Population 1,339
Male Population 701
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gar compares

By the 2011 count Gar is the 83rd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,178 residents. Its 542 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Gar

Gar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gar from other places

Gar lies about 80 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Kashti, about 1.7 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 Gar
Nearest railway station Kashti 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Daund 8.2 km
District headquarters Pune 80 km

Villages closest to Gar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gar village had a population of 1,339. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,178 residents.

Gar village has 701 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gar has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Gar covers 542 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gar falls under Daund tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gar is Kashti, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gar.

Gar is about 80 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gar is in Daund tehsil of Pune district. Kashti is about 1.7 km away. Daund is about 8.2 km away. Pune is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navingar (under 2 km), Nanwij (8.2 km) and Daund (8.2 km).

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

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