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About Dewar Village

Dewar is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 75 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,387 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246194, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246194
Area (hectares) 58.81 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 75
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,387
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 Dewar compares

By the 2011 count Dewar is the 177th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 58.81 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Dewar

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

Dewar lies about 26 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 Dewar
District headquarters Garhwal 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km

Villages closest to Dewar

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 Dewar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewar village had a population of 179. That makes it the 177th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Dewar village has 75 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewar has about 1387 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Dewar is 246194. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewar covers 58.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewar falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewar 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dewar.

Dewar is about 26 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewar is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 26 km away. Pauri is about 27 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 Bakar Wari (under 2 km), Jawara (under 2 km) and Joshi Gaon Jawara (under 2 km).

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

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