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- LGD code
- 47762
- Pincode
- 246167
- Post office
- Patisain
- Population
- 182
- Households
- 50
- Literacy rate
- 73.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1364 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 101
- Distance to district centre
- 12 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 103 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 233 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kotdwara · 56 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Farsarigad · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Gahar compares
By population, Gahar ranks #50 of 269 villages in Satpuli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.1%
+0.9% vs mandal average
- Gahar
- 73.1%
- Satpuli mandal
- 72.2%
- Pauri Garhwal district
- 72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,364
+249 vs mandal average
- Gahar
- 1,364
- Satpuli mandal
- 1,115
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Gahar
- 3.6
- Satpuli mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gahar at a glance
Gahar is a village of 182 people in 50 households (Census 2011) in Satpuli tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 50th-largest of 269 villages in Satpuli tehsil. Literacy is 73%, about the same as the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,364 women per 1,000 men. It lies 12 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 24 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 56 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246167, served by Patisain post office; the LGD village code is 47762. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Farsarigad, 7 km away. The village votes in Srinagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat. The population is estimated at 215 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Gahar
- LGD code
- 47762
- Pincode
- 246167
- Post office
- Patisain
- Population (Census 2011)
- 182
- Population (projected 2026)
- 215
- Households
- 50
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1364
- Literacy rate
- 73.1%
- Coordinates
- 29.97482°N, 79.03290°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Srinagar
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat
- Block / Mandal
- Satpuli
Getting there
How to reach Gahar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun103 kmcapital
- Delhi233 km
- Kolkata1241 km
- Mumbai1362 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKotdwara56 km
- Bus stopRatkot8 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Farsarigad7 km
- ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila31 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum35 km
- CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry10 km
- Police stationRudraprayag Police Station35 km
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Villages near Gahar
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- Kafaldi
- Badina
- Goli
- Haluni
- Bhair Gaon
- Satpuli Malli
- Kandai
- Odal Chota
- Moundari
- Kotal Manda
- Jajedi
- Kheri Lagga Kota Talla
- Kurkhyal
- Bantholi
- Gwelani
- Amotha
- Binjoli
- Bair Gaon
- Mallethi
- Kharkholi
- Soliya
- Barsuri
- Chaud
- Ulkhet
- Gudrinda
- Bhal Gaon
- Kimoli Talli
- Kakthun
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)