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About Bhar Gaon Village

Bhar Gaon is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 43 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,302 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 80.39 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 43
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,302
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 Bhar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhar Gaon is the 229th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 80.39 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Bhar Gaon

Bhar Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhar 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 Bhar Gaon from other places

Bhar Gaon lies about 13 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 36 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 Bhar Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 13 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 13 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 36 km

Villages closest to Bhar 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 Bhar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhar Gaon village had a population of 99. That makes it the 229th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Bhar Gaon village has 43 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhar Gaon has about 1302 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

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

Bhar Gaon covers 80.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhar Gaon is Rishikesh, about 36 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 Bhar Gaon.

Bhar Gaon 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.

Bhar Gaon is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 13 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 13 km away. Rishikesh is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borgaon (under 2 km), Khamoli (under 2 km) and Sakalana Range (under 2 km).

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

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