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About Gaunsari Village

Gaunsari is a mid sized village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,337, made up of 704 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249146, 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 Narendranagar
Pincode 249146
Area (hectares) 137.04 hectares
Population 1,337
Male Population 704
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaunsari compares

By the 2011 count Gaunsari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 137.04 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Gaunsari

Gaunsari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaunsari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 13 km
Nearest town Tehri 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 31 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 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 Gaunsari

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaunsari village had a population of 1,337. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Gaunsari village has 704 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaunsari has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

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

Gaunsari covers 137.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaunsari falls under Narendranagar 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 13 km away. Tehri is about 13 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 Palkot (2.1 km), Shrikot (2.4 km) and Digwali (3.0 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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