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About Mahar Gaon Village

Mahar Gaon is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 47 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 702 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246425
Area (hectares) 19.6 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 47
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 702
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 Mahar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahar Gaon is the 181st largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 19.6 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Mahar Gaon

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

Mahar Gaon lies about 22 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 62 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 Mahar Gaon
District headquarters Rudraprayag 22 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 28 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 62 km

Villages closest to Mahar Gaon

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 Mahar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahar Gaon village had a population of 80. That makes it the 181st largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Mahar Gaon village has 47 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahar Gaon has about 702 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 Mahar Gaon is 246425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahar Gaon covers 19.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahar Gaon falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahar Gaon is Rishikesh, about 62 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 Mahar Gaon.

Mahar Gaon is about 22 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahar Gaon is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Rudraprayag is about 22 km away. Srīnagar is about 23 km away. Ukhimath is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koti (6.0 km), Karnsili (6.2 km) and Gadi (6.6 km).

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

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