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About Gajwar Village

Gajwar is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 73 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,233 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajwar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 74.09 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 73
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,233
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 Gajwar compares

By the 2011 count Gajwar is the 161st largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 74.09 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Gajwar

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

Gajwar lies about 5.8 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 14 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 Gajwar
District headquarters Garhwal 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 7.3 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 14 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 14 km

Villages closest to Gajwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajwar village had a population of 163. That makes it the 161st largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Gajwar village has 73 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajwar has about 1233 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Gajwar is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajwar covers 74.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajwar falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gajwar is Kotdwara, about 14 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 Gajwar.

Gajwar is about 5.8 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajwar is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 5.8 km away. Lansdowne is about 7.3 km away. Kotdwāra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bore Gaon (under 2 km), Ghildiyal Gaon (under 2 km) and Bansi (under 2 km).

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

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