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About Gagar Village

Gagar is a mid sized village in Pati tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 479 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262580, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Pati
Pincode 262580
Area (hectares) 511.93 hectares
Population 955
Male Population 479
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gagar compares

By the 2011 count Gagar is the 7th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 323 residents. Its 511.93 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Gagar

Gagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gagar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gagar from other places

Gagar lies about 23 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 40 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 Gagar
Tehsil headquarters Pati 7.5 km
District headquarters Champawat 23 km
Nearest town Almora 27 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 40 km

Villages closest to Gagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagar village had a population of 955. That makes it the 7th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 323 residents.

Gagar village has 479 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagar has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Gagar is 262580. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagar covers 511.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gagar falls under Pati tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gagar is Kathgodam, about 40 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gagar.

Gagar is about 23 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagar is in Pati tehsil of Champawat district. Pati is about 7.5 km away. Champawat is about 23 km away. Almora is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mantande (under 2 km), Dantola (under 2 km) and Baman Chapar (under 2 km).

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

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