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About Bhair Gaon Village

Bhair Gaon is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 126 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,262 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhair Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhair Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246144
Area (hectares) 186.08 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 126
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,262
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 Bhair Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhair Gaon is the 84th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 186.08 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Bhair Gaon

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

Bhair Gaon lies about 3.7 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 11 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 Bhair Gaon
District headquarters Garhwal 3.7 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 11 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 11 km

Villages closest to Bhair Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotdwara 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 Bhair Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhair Gaon village had a population of 285. That makes it the 84th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Bhair Gaon village has 126 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhair Gaon has about 1262 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Bhair Gaon is 246144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhair Gaon covers 186.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhair Gaon falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhair Gaon is Kotdwara, about 11 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 Bhair Gaon.

Bhair Gaon is about 3.7 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhair Gaon is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 3.7 km away. Kotdwāra is about 11 km away. Kotdwara is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhairgaon (under 2 km), Dalmisain (under 2 km) and Purankot (under 2 km).

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

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