About New Gaon Village

New Gaon is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,016, made up of 494 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

New Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for New Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Dunda
Pincode	249165
Area (hectares)	134.31 hectares
Population	1,016
Male Population	494
Female Population	522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How New Gaon compares

By the 2011 count New Gaon is the 16th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 134.31 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to New Gaon

New Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for New Gaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 New Gaon from other places

New Gaon lies about 16 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 51 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 New Gaon
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	16 km
Nearest town	Tehri	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dunda	26 km
Nearest railway station	Harrawala	51 km

Villages closest to New Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dunda 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.

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Common questions about New Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, New Gaon village had a population of 1,016. That makes it the 16th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

New Gaon village has 494 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, New Gaon has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for New Gaon is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

New Gaon covers 134.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

New Gaon falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to New Gaon is Harrawala, about 51 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 5 - 10 km distance for New Gaon.

New Gaon is about 16 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

New Gaon is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 22 km away. Dunda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.