About Gwar Village

Gwar is a mid sized village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 239 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	246428
Area (hectares)	37.62 hectares
Population	505
Male Population	239
Female Population	266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,113
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gwar compares

By the 2011 count Gwar is the 34th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 37.62 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Gwar

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

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 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 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.

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Common questions about Gwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwar village had a population of 505. That makes it the 34th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Gwar village has 239 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwar has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

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

Gwar covers 37.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gwar falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to 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 Gwar.

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.

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.