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About Kanthar Gaon Village

Kanthar Gaon is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 53 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanthar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanthar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 53.21 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 53
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanthar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kanthar Gaon is the 222nd largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 53.21 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Kanthar Gaon

Kanthar Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanthar Gaon as Available within 10+ 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 Kanthar Gaon from other places

Kanthar Gaon lies about 9.8 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 30 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 Kanthar Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 9.8 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 30 km

Villages closest to Kanthar 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 Kanthar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanthar Gaon village had a population of 111. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Kanthar Gaon village has 53 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanthar Gaon has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

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

Kanthar Gaon covers 53.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanthar Gaon is Harrawala, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanthar Gaon.

Kanthar Gaon is about 9.8 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanthar Gaon is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 9.8 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 9.8 km away. Harrawala is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sil Koti (under 2 km), Khari Khal (under 2 km) and Manjyar Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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