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About Gwar Village

Gwar is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 20 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 249301
Area (hectares) 91.88 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 20
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Gwar compares

By the 2011 count Gwar is the 124th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 91.88 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Gwar

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

Gwar lies about 48 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 56 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 Gwar
Nearest town Pauri 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 9.3 km
District headquarters Garhwal 48 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 56 km

Villages closest to Gwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwar village had a population of 38. That makes it the 124th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Gwar village has 20 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwar has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Gwar is 249301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gwar covers 91.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gwar falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gwar is Rishikesh, about 56 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 Gwar.

Gwar is about 48 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gwar is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 9.1 km away. Srinagar is about 9.3 km away. Garhwal is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gwari Goonth (under 2 km), Jhala (under 2 km) and Budesu (1.8 km).

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

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