About Baligwar Village

Baligwar is a small village in Chamoli tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 57 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,351 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baligwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baligwar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Chamoli
Pincode	246435
Area (hectares)	22.27 hectares
Population	134
Male Population	57
Female Population	77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,351
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baligwar compares

By the 2011 count Baligwar is the 145th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 381 residents. Its 22.27 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Baligwar

Baligwar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baligwar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Baligwar from other places

Baligwar lies about 12 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 116 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 Baligwar
Tehsil headquarters	Chamoli	12 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	67 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	116 km

Villages closest to Baligwar

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

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Common questions about Baligwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Baligwar village had a population of 134. That makes it the 145th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 381 residents.

Baligwar village has 57 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baligwar has about 1351 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Baligwar is 246435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baligwar covers 22.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baligwar falls under Chamoli tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baligwar is Rishikesh, about 116 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baligwar.

Baligwar is about 12 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baligwar is in Chamoli tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 12 km away. Srīnagar is about 67 km away. Rishikesh is about 116 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.