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About Bhair Gaon Village

Bhair Gaon is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 15 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 266163, 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 Pauri
Pincode 266163
Area (hectares) 25.81 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 15
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 Bhair Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhair Gaon is the 546th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 25.81 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1259.

Getting to Bhair Gaon

Bhair Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhair Gaon 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 Bhair Gaon from other places

Bhair Gaon lies about 25 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 36 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 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 30 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km

Villages closest to Bhair Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauri 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 28. That makes it the 546th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Bhair Gaon village has 15 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhair Gaon has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Bhair Gaon is 266163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhair Gaon covers 25.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhair Gaon is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Bhair Gaon.

Bhair Gaon is about 25 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 Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 25 km away. Pauri is about 30 km away. Kotdwara is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharkot Balla (1.8 km), Bharkot Palla (1.8 km) and Bakar Wari (2.5 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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