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About Gwar Village

Gwar is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 37 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249130, 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 Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 37.3 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 37
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
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 Gwar compares

By the 2011 count Gwar is the 249th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 37.3 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 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 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 4.9 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 32 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 Tehri 4.9 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 32 km

Villages closest to Gwar

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 Gwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwar village had a population of 78. That makes it the 249th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Gwar village has 37 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwar has about 1108 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 Gwar is 249130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gwar covers 37.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gwar is Rishikesh, about 32 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 Gwar.

Gwar is about 4.9 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 Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 4.9 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 4.9 km away. Rishikesh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gwar Lagga Jaunlagi (under 2 km), Kanda (under 2 km) and Kandakholi (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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