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About Bhair Village

Bhair is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 19 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhair village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249175
Area (hectares) 4.42 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 19
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhair compares

By the 2011 count Bhair is the 229th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 4.42 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Bhair

Bhair is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhair as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhair from other places

Bhair lies about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 21 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 Bhair
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 20 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 21 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 21 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 24 km

Villages closest to Bhair

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhair village had a population of 38. That makes it the 229th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Bhair village has 19 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhair has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Bhair is 249175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhair covers 4.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhair falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhair is Rishikesh, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhair.

Bhair is about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhair is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Narendranagar is about 20 km away. Rishīkesh is about 21 km away. Rishikesh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banskatal (under 2 km), Bhangala (3.3 km) and Silkani (3.3 km).

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

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