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About Gainar Village

Gainar is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 91 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263642, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gainar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gainar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263642
Area (hectares) 217.17 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 91
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gainar compares

By the 2011 count Gainar is the 100th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 217.17 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Gainar

Gainar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gainar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gainar from other places

Gainar lies about 15 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 81 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 Gainar
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 2.8 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 15 km
Nearest town Almora 43 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 81 km

Villages closest to Gainar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gainar village had a population of 180. That makes it the 100th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Gainar village has 91 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gainar has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Gainar is 263642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gainar covers 217.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gainar falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gainar is Kathgodam, about 81 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gainar.

Gainar 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.

Gainar is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 2.8 km away. Bageshwar is about 15 km away. Almora is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lili (under 2 km), Ason (1.7 km) and Chhuriya Panaura (1.8 km).

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

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