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About Gamri Village

Gamri is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 81 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 86.33 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 81
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
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 Gamri compares

By the 2011 count Gamri is the 85th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 86.33 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Gamri

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

Gamri lies about 65 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 66 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 Gamri
Tehsil headquarters Mori 20 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 64 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 65 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 66 km

Villages closest to Gamri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamri village had a population of 148. That makes it the 85th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Gamri village has 81 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamri has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Gamri is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamri covers 86.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gamri falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gamri is Shimla, about 66 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 Gamri.

Gamri is about 65 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamri is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 20 km away. Mussoorie is about 64 km away. Uttarkashi is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasla (4.1 km), Arakot (4.7 km) and Kukrera (6.0 km).

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

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