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About Mahar Gaon Village

Mahar Gaon is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 123 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,480 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 130.95 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 123
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,480
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 Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahar Gaon is the 156th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 130.95 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Mahar Gaon

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

Mahar Gaon lies about 70 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 Mahar Gaon
Nearest town Kotdwāra 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 27 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 70 km

Villages closest to Mahar Gaon

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 Mahar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahar Gaon village had a population of 305. That makes it the 156th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Mahar Gaon village has 123 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahar Gaon has about 1480 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

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

Mahar Gaon covers 130.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahar Gaon 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahar Gaon.

Mahar Gaon is about 70 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 Gaon is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Kotdwāra is about 22 km away. Kotdwara is about 22 km away. Ghansali is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandogi (2.2 km), Chadoli (3.3 km) and Chandla (3.3 km).

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

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