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About Indar Village

Indar is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 130 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Indar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Indar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249001
Area (hectares) 85.78 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 130
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,169
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 Indar compares

By the 2011 count Indar is the 110th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 85.78 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Indar

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

Indar lies about 7.9 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, 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 Indar
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 7.9 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 36 km

Villages closest to Indar

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 Indar

As per the Census of India 2011, Indar village had a population of 282. That makes it the 110th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Indar village has 130 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Indar has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Indar is 249001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Indar covers 85.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Indar is Harrawala, 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 Indar.

Indar is about 7.9 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Indar is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 7.9 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 7.9 km away. Harrawala 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 Sunar Gaon (under 2 km), Sunargaon (under 2 km) and Sunhr Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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