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About Gwar Village

Gwar is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 97 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 722 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249175
Area (hectares) 109.39 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 97
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 722
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gwar compares

By the 2011 count Gwar is the 144th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 109.39 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Gwar

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

Gwar lies about 26 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 11 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 Gwar
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 5.4 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 11 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 11 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 26 km

Villages closest to Gwar

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 Gwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwar village had a population of 167. That makes it the 144th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Gwar village has 97 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwar has about 722 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 Gwar is 249175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gwar covers 109.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gwar is Rishikesh, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Gwar.

Gwar is about 26 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gwar is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Narendranagar is about 5.4 km away. Rishīkesh is about 11 km away. Rishikesh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daur Mai Kanda (under 2 km), Kandakhet (under 2 km) and Bhainsark (under 2 km).

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

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