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About Bisauna Village

Bisauna is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 407, made up of 181 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,249 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246487, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bisauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bisauna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246487
Area (hectares) 165.08 hectares
Population 407
Male Population 181
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,249
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 Bisauna compares

By the 2011 count Bisauna is the 48th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 165.08 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Bisauna

Bisauna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bisauna 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 Bisauna from other places

Bisauna lies about 31 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 76 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 Bisauna
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 23 km
District headquarters Chamoli 31 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 32 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 76 km

Villages closest to Bisauna

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 Bisauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Bisauna village had a population of 407. That makes it the 48th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Bisauna village has 181 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bisauna has about 1249 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Bisauna is 246487. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bisauna covers 165.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bisauna falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bisauna is Kotdwara, about 76 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 Bisauna.

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

Bisauna is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 23 km away. Chamoli is about 31 km away. Srīnagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pungaon (1.9 km), Kirasal (4.0 km) and Matiyala Laga Kirsal (4.0 km).

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

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