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About Gair Village

Gair is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 13 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,231 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gair village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246101
Area (hectares) 71.64 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 13
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,231
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 Gair compares

By the 2011 count Gair is the 541st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 71.64 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Gair

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

Gair lies about 69 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 53 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 Gair
Nearest town Tehri 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 31 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 53 km
District headquarters Garhwal 69 km

Villages closest to Gair

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 Gair

As per the Census of India 2011, Gair village had a population of 29. That makes it the 541st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Gair village has 13 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gair has about 1231 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Gair is 246101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gair covers 71.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gair falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gair is Rishikesh, about 53 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 Gair.

Gair is about 69 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gair is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 22 km away. Pauri is about 31 km away. Rishikesh is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gairwal Gaon (under 2 km), Latugair (under 2 km) and Falda (2.6 km).

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

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