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About Bajyani Village

Bajyani is a mid sized village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 215 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,377 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246488, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajyani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajyani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246488
Area (hectares) 101.32 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 215
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,377
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajyani compares

By the 2011 count Bajyani is the 31st largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 101.32 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Bajyani

Bajyani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bajyani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bajyani from other places

Bajyani lies about 48 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 67 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 Bajyani
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 9.2 km
District headquarters Chamoli 48 km
Nearest town Pauri 50 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 67 km

Villages closest to Bajyani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajyani village had a population of 511. That makes it the 31st largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Bajyani village has 215 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajyani has about 1377 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Bajyani is 246488. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajyani covers 101.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajyani falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bajyani is Ramnagar, about 67 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 village for Bajyani.

Bajyani is about 48 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajyani is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 9.2 km away. Chamoli is about 48 km away. Pauri is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banjyani (under 2 km), Rohira (under 2 km) and Bina (1.9 km).

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

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