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About Garwan Gaon Village

Garwan Gaon is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 293 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garwan Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garwan Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 118.18 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 293
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garwan Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Garwan Gaon is the 56th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 118.18 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 1142.

Getting to Garwan Gaon

Garwan Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garwan Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Garwan Gaon from other places

Garwan Gaon lies about 20 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 51 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 Garwan Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 13 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 20 km
Nearest town Tehri 20 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 51 km

Villages closest to Garwan Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pratapnagar 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 Garwan Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Garwan Gaon village had a population of 559. That makes it the 56th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Garwan Gaon village has 293 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garwan Gaon has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Garwan Gaon is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garwan Gaon covers 118.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garwan Gaon falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Garwan Gaon is Harrawala, about 51 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 km distance for Garwan Gaon.

Garwan Gaon is about 20 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garwan Gaon is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 13 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 20 km away. Tehri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamakhal (under 2 km), Ghorpur (under 2 km) and Sirwani (under 2 km).

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

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