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About Gagwari Village

Gagwari is a mid sized village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 233 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagwari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 84.9 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 233
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,159
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 Gagwari compares

By the 2011 count Gagwari is the 81st largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 84.9 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Gagwari

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

Gagwari lies about 51 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 22 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 Gagwari
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 10 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 22 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 51 km

Villages closest to Gagwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagwari village had a population of 503. That makes it the 81st largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Gagwari village has 233 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagwari has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Gagwari is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagwari covers 84.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gagwari falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gagwari is Kotdwara, about 22 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 Gagwari.

Gagwari is about 51 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagwari is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Ghansali is about 10 km away. Kotdwāra is about 22 km away. Kotdwara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mengwal Gaon Talla (2.8 km), Vanchuri (4.2 km) and Kail Bagi (5.0 km).

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

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