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About Hodauvagar Village

Hodauvagar is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 64 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hodauvagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hodauvagar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 50.61 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 64
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hodauvagar compares

By the 2011 count Hodauvagar is the 160th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 50.61 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Hodauvagar

Hodauvagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hodauvagar as Available within 10+ 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 Hodauvagar from other places

Hodauvagar lies about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 13 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 Hodauvagar
Nearest town Rishīkesh 13 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 24 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 24 km

Villages closest to Hodauvagar

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.

Common questions about Hodauvagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Hodauvagar village had a population of 185. That makes it the 160th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Hodauvagar village has 64 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hodauvagar has about 1891 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Hodauvagar is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hodauvagar covers 50.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Hodauvagar is Rishikesh, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hodauvagar.

Hodauvagar is about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hodauvagar is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 13 km away. Rishikesh is about 13 km away. Devprayag is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raragar (under 2 km), Danda (2.5 km) and Jiyal Danda (2.5 km).

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

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