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About Pharaswan Gaon Village

Pharaswan Gaon is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 6 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pharaswan Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharaswan Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 46.35 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 6
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 333
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 Pharaswan Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Pharaswan Gaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 46.35 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Pharaswan Gaon

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

Pharaswan Gaon lies about 21 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 39 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 Pharaswan Gaon
Nearest town Srīnagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 21 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 21 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 39 km

Villages closest to Pharaswan Gaon

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 Pharaswan Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharaswan Gaon village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Pharaswan Gaon village has 6 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharaswan Gaon has about 333 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1228.

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

Pharaswan Gaon covers 46.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pharaswan Gaon falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pharaswan Gaon is Rishikesh, about 39 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 Pharaswan Gaon.

Pharaswan Gaon is about 21 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharaswan Gaon is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 14 km away. Devprayag is about 21 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gujeta (under 2 km), Kunari (under 2 km) and Rasoli (under 2 km).

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

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