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About Gajarsain Village

Gajarsain is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 35 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajarsain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajarsain village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246162
Area (hectares) 17.88 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 35
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Gajarsain compares

By the 2011 count Gajarsain is the 160th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 17.88 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Gajarsain

Gajarsain is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gajarsain 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 Gajarsain from other places

Gajarsain lies about 30 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 41 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 Gajarsain
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 2.4 km
Nearest town Pauri 22 km
District headquarters Garhwal 30 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 41 km

Villages closest to Gajarsain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajarsain village had a population of 67. That makes it the 160th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Gajarsain village has 35 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajarsain has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Gajarsain is 246162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajarsain covers 17.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajarsain falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gajarsain is Kotdwara, about 41 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 Gajarsain.

Gajarsain is about 30 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajarsain is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 2.4 km away. Pauri is about 22 km away. Garhwal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajera (under 2 km), Chaundi (under 2 km) and Nau Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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