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About Gahar Village

Gahar is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 186 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249181, 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 Ghansali
Pincode 249181
Area (hectares) 111.95 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 186
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
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 Gahar compares

By the 2011 count Gahar is the 123rd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 111.95 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 Gahar

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

Gahar lies about 52 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 40 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 Pauri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 24 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 40 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 52 km

Villages closest to Gahar

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 Gahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahar village had a population of 394. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Gahar village has 186 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahar has about 1118 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 Gahar is 249181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahar covers 111.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gahar is Kotdwara, about 40 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 Gahar.

Gahar is about 52 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 Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pauri is about 16 km away. Ghansali is about 24 km away. Kotdwara is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doni Palli (under 2 km), Kepars (1.7 km) and Jakh (2.3 km).

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

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