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About Gawni Chak Bachwar Village

Gawni Chak Bachwar is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 3 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gawni Chak Bachwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawni Chak Bachwar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246425
Area (hectares) 3.46 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 3
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawni Chak Bachwar compares

By the 2011 count Gawni Chak Bachwar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 3.46 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Gawni Chak Bachwar

Gawni Chak Bachwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gawni Chak Bachwar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gawni Chak Bachwar from other places

Gawni Chak Bachwar lies about 13 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 77 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 Gawni Chak Bachwar
District headquarters Rudraprayag 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 15 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 30 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 77 km

Villages closest to Gawni Chak Bachwar

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 Gawni Chak Bachwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawni Chak Bachwar village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Gawni Chak Bachwar village has 3 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawni Chak Bachwar has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Gawni Chak Bachwar is 246425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gawni Chak Bachwar covers 3.46 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.

Gawni Chak Bachwar falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gawni Chak Bachwar is Rishikesh, about 77 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gawni Chak Bachwar.

Gawni Chak Bachwar is about 13 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawni Chak Bachwar is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Rudraprayag is about 13 km away. Ukhimath is about 15 km away. Srīnagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jugasuchak Biroli (under 2 km), Sena Chak Chhara (under 2 km) and Silla Baman Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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