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About Gaunsari Village

Gaunsari is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 64 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,609 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaunsari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaunsari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 54.87 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 64
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,609
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 Gaunsari compares

By the 2011 count Gaunsari is the 63rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 54.87 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Gaunsari

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

Gaunsari lies about 13 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 34 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 Gaunsari
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 6.2 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 13 km
Nearest town Tehri 13 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 34 km

Villages closest to Gaunsari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaunsari village had a population of 167. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Gaunsari village has 64 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaunsari has about 1609 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

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

Gaunsari covers 54.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaunsari falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gaunsari is Rishikesh, about 34 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 Gaunsari.

Gaunsari is about 13 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaunsari is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 6.2 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 13 km away. Tehri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garakot (under 2 km), Karakot (under 2 km) and Borgaon (under 2 km).

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

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