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About Mahar Gheti Village

Mahar Gheti is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 19 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahar Gheti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahar Gheti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263635
Area (hectares) 18.07 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 19
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Mahar Gheti compares

By the 2011 count Mahar Gheti is the 175th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 18.07 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Mahar Gheti

Mahar Gheti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahar Gheti 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 Mahar Gheti from other places

Mahar Gheti lies about 15 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 58 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 Mahar Gheti
Tehsil headquarters Garud 15 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 15 km
Nearest town Almora 21 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 58 km

Villages closest to Mahar Gheti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garud 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 Mahar Gheti

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahar Gheti village had a population of 37. That makes it the 175th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Mahar Gheti village has 19 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahar Gheti has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Mahar Gheti is 263635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahar Gheti covers 18.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahar Gheti falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahar Gheti is Kathgodam, about 58 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 Mahar Gheti.

Mahar Gheti is about 15 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahar Gheti is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 15 km away. Bageshwar is about 15 km away. Almora 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 Akurai (2.0 km), Pokhari (3.0 km) and Malla Paya (3.1 km).

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

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