Mahar Kanda, Devprayag, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Mahar Kanda


The village Mahar Kanda is located in Devprayag Tahsil of Tehri Garhwal District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Dugriayalmapa Gram Panchayat. It comes under Devprayag Community Development Block. The nearest town is Devprayag, which is about 5 kilometers away from Mahar Kanda.

Travel and Communication for Mahar Kanda


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Mahar Kanda,
Tehri Garhwal,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 249300

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Mahar Kanda


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Mahar Kanda is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Mahar Kanda is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Mahar Kanda


As per available data from the year 2009, 113 persons live in 31 house holds in the village Mahar Kanda. There are 62 female individuals and 51 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 54.87% and males constitute 45.13% of the total population.

There are 44 scheduled castes persons of which 26 are females and 18 are males. Females constitute 59.09% and males constitute 40.91% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 38.94% of the total population.

Population density of Mahar Kanda is 452.54 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Mahar Kanda


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Total area of Mahar Kanda is 24.97 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 10.86 ha. About 10.86 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 0.36 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 5.1 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 3.27 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.04 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 1.2 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Mahar Kanda


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Mahar Kanda.

There is a government primary school in the village Mahar Kanda.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Devprayag, which is 5-10 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Ranidag, which is less than 5 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Devprayag, which is 5-10 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

Colleges in Mahar Kanda


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Devprayag, which is 5-10 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

Other Educational Facilities in Mahar Kanda


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Devprayag, which is 5-10 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

Healthcare Facilities in Mahar Kanda


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Mahar Kanda.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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