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About Gangsar Gaon Village

Gangsar Gaon is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 50 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,420 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangsar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangsar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249146
Area (hectares) 23.85 hectares
Population 121
Male Population 50
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,420
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangsar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Gangsar Gaon is the 169th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 23.85 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Gangsar Gaon

Gangsar Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangsar Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gangsar Gaon from other places

Gangsar Gaon lies about 48 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 24 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 Gangsar Gaon
Nearest town Kotdwāra 23 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 31 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 48 km

Villages closest to Gangsar Gaon

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 Gangsar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangsar Gaon village had a population of 121. That makes it the 169th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Gangsar Gaon village has 50 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangsar Gaon has about 1420 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Gangsar Gaon is 249146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangsar Gaon covers 23.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangsar Gaon falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gangsar Gaon is Kotdwara, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Gangsar Gaon.

Gangsar Gaon is about 48 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangsar Gaon is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Kotdwāra is about 23 km away. Kotdwara is about 24 km away. Narendranagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amasari Gaon (under 2 km), Bag Sari (under 2 km) and Falsari (under 2 km).

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

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