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About Mahar Gaon Village

Mahar Gaon is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 15 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,667 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.

Mahar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 80.39 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 15
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,667
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 Mahar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahar Gaon is the 288th 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 0.5 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 Mahar Gaon

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

Mahar Gaon lies about 19 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 49 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 Mahar Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 19 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 19 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 49 km

Villages closest to Mahar 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 Mahar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahar Gaon village had a population of 40. That makes it the 288th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Mahar Gaon village has 15 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahar Gaon has about 1667 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

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

Mahar Gaon covers 80.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahar Gaon is Harrawala, about 49 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 Mahar Gaon.

Mahar Gaon is about 19 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahar Gaon is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 19 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 19 km away. Harrawala is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Irawal Gaon (2.7 km), Ujar Gaon (4.9 km) and Nagaid Davya (4.9 km).

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

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