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About Gahar Village

Gahar is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 50, made up of 28 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246483, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 246483
Area (hectares) 245.97 hectares
Population 50
Male Population 28
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 786
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahar compares

By the 2011 count Gahar is the 78th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 245.97 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Gahar

Gahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gahar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dumak, Dwing, F 1 and Fagti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahar village had a population of 50. That makes it the 78th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Gahar village has 28 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahar has about 786 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Gahar is 246483. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahar covers 245.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gahar falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Gahar notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Gahar.

Gahar is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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