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About Gaundar Village

Gaundar is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 145 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaundar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaundar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246439
Area (hectares) 60.22 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 145
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaundar compares

By the 2011 count Gaundar is the 95th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 60.22 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 1076.

Getting to Gaundar

Gaundar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaundar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gaundar from other places

Gaundar lies about 40 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 102 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 Gaundar
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 13 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 40 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 57 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 102 km

Villages closest to Gaundar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ukhimath 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 Gaundar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaundar village had a population of 294. That makes it the 95th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Gaundar village has 145 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaundar has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Gaundar is 246439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaundar covers 60.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaundar falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gaundar is Rishikesh, about 102 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaundar.

Gaundar is about 40 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaundar is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 13 km away. Rudraprayag is about 40 km away. Srīnagar is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabiltha (3.6 km), Dhani (4.3 km) and Thali Laga Kali Math (4.6 km).

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

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