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About Gwen Bara Village

Gwen Bara is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 228 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gwen Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwen Bara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 133.16 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 228
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
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 Gwen Bara compares

By the 2011 count Gwen Bara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 133.16 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Gwen Bara

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

Gwen Bara lies about 37 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 46 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 Gwen Bara
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 29 km
District headquarters Garhwal 37 km
Nearest town Pauri 42 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 46 km

Villages closest to Gwen Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satpuli 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 Gwen Bara

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwen Bara village had a population of 474. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Gwen Bara village has 228 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwen Bara has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Gwen Bara is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gwen Bara covers 133.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gwen Bara falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gwen Bara is Kotdwara, about 46 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 Gwen Bara.

Gwen Bara is about 37 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gwen Bara is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 29 km away. Garhwal is about 37 km away. Pauri is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barath (under 2 km), Kabara Akara (under 2 km) and Kabarasakara (under 2 km).

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

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