About Gahar Village

Gahar is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 127 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Devprayag
Pincode	249122
Area (hectares)	41.73 hectares
Population	254
Male Population	127
Female Population	127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
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 Gahar compares

By the 2011 count Gahar is the 113th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 41.73 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Gahar

Gahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gahar 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 Gahar from other places

Gahar lies about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 45 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 Gahar
Nearest town	Srīnagar	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Devprayag	27 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	27 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	45 km

Villages closest to Gahar

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

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Common questions about Gahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahar village had a population of 254. That makes it the 113th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Gahar village has 127 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Gahar is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahar covers 41.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahar falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gahar is Rishikesh, about 45 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 Gahar.

Gahar is about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahar is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 8.1 km away. Devprayag is about 27 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.