Gahar, Joshimath, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gahar


The village Gahar is located in Joshimath Tahsil of Chamoli District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Bhangyul Gram Panchayat. It comes under Joshimath Community Development Block. The nearest town is Joshimath, which is about 19 kilometers away from Gahar.

Travel and Communication for Gahar


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Gahar,
Chamoli,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 246483

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gahar


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

A brief summary of available data for Gahar 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 Gahar


As per available data from the year 2009, 50 persons live in 11 house holds in the village Gahar. There are 22 female individuals and 28 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 44% and males constitute 56% of the total population.

Population density of Gahar is 20.33 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gahar


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Total area of Gahar is 245.97 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 8.8 ha. About 8.8 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 2 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 0.8 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.9 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.87 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 6.98 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Gahar


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Tapovan, which is less than 5 kms away from Gahar.

There is a government primary school in the village Gahar.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Tapovan, which is less than 5 kms away from Gahar.

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

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

Colleges in Gahar


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 Joshimath, which is more than 10 kms away from Gahar.

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

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 Gahar.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Gahar


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Karnaprayag, which is more than 10 kms away from Gahar.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Tapovan, which is less than 5 kms away from Gahar.

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 Gahar.

Healthcare Facilities in Gahar


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

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Gahar.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Gahar.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Gahar.

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Gahar.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Gahar.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Gahar.

There is a veterinary hospital with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Gahar.

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Gahar.

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

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