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About Mahar Kanda Village

Mahar Kanda is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 51 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,216 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249300, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahar Kanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahar Kanda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249300
Area (hectares) 24.97 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 51
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,216
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 Kanda compares

By the 2011 count Mahar Kanda is the 208th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 24.97 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Mahar Kanda

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

Mahar Kanda lies about 5.3 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 31 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 Kanda
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 5.3 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 5.3 km
Nearest town Tehri 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 31 km

Villages closest to Mahar Kanda

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 Mahar Kanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahar Kanda village had a population of 113. That makes it the 208th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Mahar Kanda village has 51 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahar Kanda has about 1216 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Mahar Kanda is 249300. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahar Kanda covers 24.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahar Kanda falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahar Kanda is Rishikesh, about 31 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 Kanda.

Mahar Kanda is about 5.3 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahar Kanda is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 5.3 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 5.3 km away. Tehri is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chach Kanda (under 2 km), Gorti Kanda (under 2 km) and Kanda (under 2 km).

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

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