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About Baskuna Village

Baskuna is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 141 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263642, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baskuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baskuna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263642
Area (hectares) 268.26 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 141
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
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 Baskuna compares

By the 2011 count Baskuna is the 75th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 268.26 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Baskuna

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

Baskuna lies about 15 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 79 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 Baskuna
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 4.2 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 15 km
Nearest town Almora 42 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 79 km

Villages closest to Baskuna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baskuna village had a population of 291. That makes it the 75th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Baskuna village has 141 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baskuna has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Baskuna is 263642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baskuna covers 268.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baskuna falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baskuna is Kathgodam, about 79 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 Baskuna.

Baskuna is about 15 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baskuna is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 4.2 km away. Bageshwar is about 15 km away. Almora is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karimpur (under 2 km), Pakar (1.6 km) and Bamsera (1.9 km).

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

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