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About Bhagdanu Village

Bhagdanu is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 82 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagdanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagdanu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263635
Area (hectares) 33.95 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 82
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagdanu compares

By the 2011 count Bhagdanu is the 134th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 33.95 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Bhagdanu

Bhagdanu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhagdanu as Available within 5 - 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 Bhagdanu from other places

Bhagdanu lies about 31 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 98 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 Bhagdanu
Tehsil headquarters Garud 31 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 31 km
Nearest town Almora 60 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 98 km

Villages closest to Bhagdanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagdanu village had a population of 150. That makes it the 134th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Bhagdanu village has 82 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagdanu has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Bhagdanu is 263635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagdanu covers 33.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagdanu falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhagdanu is Kathgodam, about 98 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhagdanu.

Bhagdanu is about 31 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagdanu is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 31 km away. Bageshwar is about 31 km away. Almora is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhirtoli (11 km), Panyali (21 km) and Nan Kuwali (22 km).

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

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