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About Mahar Village

Mahar is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 121 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 95.55 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 121
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahar compares

By the 2011 count Mahar is the 122nd largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 95.55 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Mahar

Mahar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mahar from other places

Mahar lies about 26 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 Mahar
Nearest town Pauri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 26 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 26 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 32 km

Villages closest to Mahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahar village had a population of 257. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Mahar village has 121 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahar has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1154.

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

Mahar covers 95.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahar 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahar.

Mahar is about 26 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 is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pauri is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 26 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaldiyana (9.2 km), Jogiyana (9.9 km) and Haswan Gaon (11 km).

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

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