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About Gair Village

Gair is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 33 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246471, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gair village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246471
Area (hectares) 9.41 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 33
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gair compares

By the 2011 count Gair is the 189th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 9.41 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Gair

Gair is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gair as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gair from other places

Gair lies about 20 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 85 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 Gair
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 8.0 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 20 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 38 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 85 km

Villages closest to Gair

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 Gair

As per the Census of India 2011, Gair village had a population of 70. That makes it the 189th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Gair village has 33 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gair has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Gair is 246471. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gair covers 9.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gair falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gair is Rishikesh, about 85 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 village for Gair.

Gair is about 20 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gair is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 8.0 km away. Rudraprayag is about 20 km away. Srīnagar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanyas (under 2 km), Raigu (under 2 km) and Chandrapuri (2.0 km).

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

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