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About Ghegar Village

Ghegar is a mid sized village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,084, made up of 453 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,393 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghegar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghegar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246475
Area (hectares) 145.04 hectares
Population 1,084
Male Population 453
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,393
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghegar compares

By the 2011 count Ghegar is the 9th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 145.04 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Ghegar

Ghegar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghegar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dom, Dovalya, Gair Sera and Gethana. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghegar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghegar village had a population of 1,084. That makes it the 9th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Ghegar village has 453 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghegar has about 1393 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Ghegar is 246475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghegar covers 145.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghegar falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Ghegar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghegar.

Ghegar is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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