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About Uthar Village

Uthar is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 177 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uthar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uthar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249181
Area (hectares) 60.66 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 177
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uthar compares

By the 2011 count Uthar is the 31st largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 60.66 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Uthar

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

Uthar lies about 3.7 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 37 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 Uthar
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 3.7 km
Nearest town Tehri 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 37 km

Villages closest to Uthar

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 Uthar

As per the Census of India 2011, Uthar village had a population of 337. That makes it the 31st largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Uthar village has 177 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uthar has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Uthar is 249181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uthar covers 60.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Uthar is Rishikesh, about 37 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 <5 km distance for Uthar.

Uthar is about 3.7 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uthar is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 3.7 km away. Tehri is about 3.7 km away. Jakhnidhar is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khada Pipola (under 2 km), Pipola Maya Lumbpungadi (under 2 km) and Bhatkanda (under 2 km).

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

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