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About Bhanot Gwar Village

Bhanot Gwar is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 292 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 702 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanot Gwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanot Gwar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246428
Area (hectares) 17.26 hectares
Population 497
Male Population 292
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 702
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanot Gwar compares

By the 2011 count Bhanot Gwar is the 35th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 17.26 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Bhanot Gwar

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

Bhanot Gwar lies about 31 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 87 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 Bhanot Gwar
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 14 km
District headquarters Chamoli 31 km
Nearest town Pauri 60 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 87 km

Villages closest to Bhanot Gwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairsain 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 Bhanot Gwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanot Gwar village had a population of 497. That makes it the 35th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Bhanot Gwar village has 292 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanot Gwar has about 702 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Bhanot Gwar is 246428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanot Gwar covers 17.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhanot Gwar falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhanot Gwar is Ramnagar, about 87 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 village for Bhanot Gwar.

Bhanot Gwar is about 31 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanot Gwar is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 14 km away. Chamoli is about 31 km away. Pauri is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Giwar (under 2 km), Gwar (under 2 km) and Jaitoli Laga Gwar (under 2 km).

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

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