About Mahar Village

Mahar is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 200 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Ghansali
Pincode	249155
Area (hectares)	55.1 hectares
Population	438
Male Population	200
Female Population	238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,190
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahar compares

By the 2011 count Mahar is the 104th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 55.1 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Mahar

Mahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 from other places

Mahar lies about 51 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 32 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ghansali	17 km
Nearest town	Pauri	20 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	32 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	51 km

Villages closest to Mahar

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.

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Common questions about Mahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahar village had a population of 438. That makes it the 104th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Mahar village has 200 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahar has about 1190 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 Mahar is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahar covers 55.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahar is Kotdwara, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahar.

Mahar 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.

Mahar is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Ghansali is about 17 km away. Pauri is about 20 km away. Kotdwara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.