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About Bher Gaon Village

Bher Gaon is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 32 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,281 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bher Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bher Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246128
Area (hectares) 25.23 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 32
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,281
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 Bher Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bher Gaon is the 314th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 25.23 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Bher Gaon

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

Bher Gaon lies about 17 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Bher Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 9.9 km
District headquarters Garhwal 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 27 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 27 km

Villages closest to Bher Gaon

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 Bher Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bher Gaon village had a population of 73. That makes it the 314th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Bher Gaon village has 32 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bher Gaon has about 1281 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Bher Gaon is 246128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bher Gaon covers 25.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bher Gaon falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bher Gaon is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Bher Gaon.

Bher Gaon is about 17 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bher Gaon is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 9.9 km away. Garhwal is about 17 km away. Kotdwara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghotala (1.7 km), Angani (2.0 km) and Mani Gaon (2.1 km).

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

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