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About Mahar Gaon Village

Mahar Gaon is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 7 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246127
Area (hectares) 42.39 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 7
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Mahar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahar Gaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 42.39 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Mahar Gaon

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

Mahar Gaon lies about 12 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 22 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 Mahar Gaon
District headquarters Garhwal 12 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 22 km

Villages closest to Mahar 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 Mahar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahar Gaon village had a population of 13. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Mahar Gaon village has 7 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahar Gaon has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Mahar Gaon is 246127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahar Gaon covers 42.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahar Gaon is Kotdwara, about 22 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 Mahar Gaon.

Mahar Gaon is about 12 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahar Gaon is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 12 km away. Kotdwāra is about 22 km away. Kotdwara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogiyana (under 2 km), Jogiyana (under 2 km) and Chandni (3.3 km).

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

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