About Mehargaon Village

Mehargaon is a mid sized village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 291 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehargaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	246428
Area (hectares)	172.78 hectares
Population	624
Male Population	291
Female Population	333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,144
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehargaon compares

By the 2011 count Mehargaon is the 21st largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 172.78 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Mehargaon

Mehargaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mehargaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mehargaon from other places

Mehargaon lies about 40 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 74 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 Mehargaon
Tehsil headquarters	Gairsain	4.0 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	40 km
Nearest town	Pauri	47 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	74 km

Villages closest to Mehargaon

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 Mehargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehargaon village had a population of 624. That makes it the 21st largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Mehargaon village has 291 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehargaon has about 1144 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 Mehargaon is 246428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehargaon covers 172.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehargaon falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mehargaon is Ramnagar, about 74 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mehargaon.

Mehargaon is about 40 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehargaon is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 4.0 km away. Chamoli is about 40 km away. Pauri is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.