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About Kher Gaon Village

Kher Gaon is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 56 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,339 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kher Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kher Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 44.88 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 56
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,339
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 Kher Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kher Gaon is the 100th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 44.88 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Kher Gaon

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

Kher Gaon lies about 25 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Kher Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 5.5 km
District headquarters Garhwal 25 km
Nearest town Pauri 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km

Villages closest to Kher Gaon

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 Kher Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kher Gaon village had a population of 131. That makes it the 100th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Kher Gaon village has 56 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kher Gaon has about 1339 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Kher Gaon is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kher Gaon covers 44.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kher Gaon falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kher Gaon is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Kher Gaon.

Kher Gaon is about 25 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kher Gaon is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 5.5 km away. Garhwal is about 25 km away. Pauri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simal Gaon (under 2 km), Bhadmoli Malli (under 2 km) and Bhadmoli Talli (under 2 km).

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

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