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About Gundagwar Village

Gundagwar is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 16 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246469, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gundagwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundagwar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246469
Area (hectares) 15.7 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 16
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Gundagwar compares

By the 2011 count Gundagwar is the 207th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 15.7 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 Gundagwar

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

Gundagwar lies about 28 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 92 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 Gundagwar
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 5.4 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 28 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 46 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 92 km

Villages closest to Gundagwar

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 Gundagwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundagwar village had a population of 30. That makes it the 207th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Gundagwar village has 16 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundagwar has about 875 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 Gundagwar is 246469. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gundagwar covers 15.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gundagwar falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gundagwar is Rishikesh, about 92 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 Gundagwar.

Gundagwar is about 28 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundagwar is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 5.4 km away. Rudraprayag is about 28 km away. Srīnagar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinagwar (under 2 km), Dilangwar (under 2 km) and Gujargwar (under 2 km).

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

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