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About Mewar Village

Mewar is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 35 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mewar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mewar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246128
Area (hectares) 30.07 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 35
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mewar compares

By the 2011 count Mewar is the 329th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 30.07 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Mewar

Mewar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mewar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mewar from other places

Mewar lies about 19 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 28 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 Mewar
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 17 km
District headquarters Garhwal 19 km
Nearest town Pauri 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 28 km

Villages closest to Mewar

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 Mewar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mewar village had a population of 67. That makes it the 329th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Mewar village has 35 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mewar has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1243.

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

Mewar covers 30.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mewar falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mewar is Kotdwara, about 28 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mewar.

Mewar is about 19 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mewar is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 17 km away. Garhwal is about 19 km away. Pauri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pulyasu (under 2 km), Sila Bara (1.7 km) and Parsuli (1.8 km).

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

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