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About Gahar Village

Gahar is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 77 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,364 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 132.4 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 77
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,364
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahar compares

By the 2011 count Gahar is the 49th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 132.4 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Gahar

Gahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gahar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gahar from other places

Gahar lies about 29 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 40 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 Gahar
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 13 km
Nearest town Pauri 16 km
District headquarters Garhwal 29 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 40 km

Villages closest to Gahar

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 Gahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahar village had a population of 182. That makes it the 49th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Gahar village has 77 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahar has about 1364 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

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

Gahar covers 132.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gahar falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gahar is Kotdwara, about 40 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 10+ km distance for Gahar.

Gahar is about 29 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahar is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 13 km away. Pauri is about 16 km away. Garhwal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nao (under 2 km), Balodi (2.2 km) and Amotha (4.1 km).

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

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