About Mahar Village

Mahar is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 53 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Pokhari
Pincode	246473
Area (hectares)	32.09 hectares
Population	114
Male Population	53
Female Population	61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,151
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 Mahar compares

By the 2011 count Mahar is the 90th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 32.09 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Mahar

Mahar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahar 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 Mahar from other places

Mahar lies about 67 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 48 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 Mahar
Tehsil headquarters	Pokhari	16 km
Nearest town	Rāmnagar	48 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	48 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	67 km

Villages closest to Mahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahar village had a population of 114. That makes it the 90th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Mahar village has 53 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahar has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Mahar is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahar covers 32.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahar falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahar is Ramnagar, about 48 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 Mahar.

Mahar is about 67 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahar is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 16 km away. Rāmnagar is about 48 km away. Ramnagar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.