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About Gagar Gaon Village

Gagar Gaon is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 96 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 65.46 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 96
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gagar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Gagar Gaon is the 146th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 65.46 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Gagar Gaon

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

Gagar Gaon lies about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 13 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 Gagar Gaon
Nearest town Rishīkesh 13 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 24 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 24 km

Villages closest to Gagar Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagar Gaon village had a population of 212. That makes it the 146th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Gagar Gaon village has 96 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagar Gaon has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Gagar Gaon is 249130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagar Gaon covers 65.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gagar Gaon falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gagar Gaon is Rishikesh, about 13 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 km distance for Gagar Gaon.

Gagar Gaon 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.

Gagar Gaon is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 13 km away. Rishikesh is about 13 km away. Tehri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagori (3.4 km), Ramol Gaoa (5.1 km) and Kandari (5.3 km).

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

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