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About Bausar Village

Bausar is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 70 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246488, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bausar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bausar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246488
Area (hectares) 24.59 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 70
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bausar compares

By the 2011 count Bausar is the 144th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 24.59 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Bausar

Bausar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bausar as Available within village. 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 Bausar from other places

Bausar lies about 39 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 86 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 Bausar
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 21 km
District headquarters Chamoli 39 km
Nearest town Almora 57 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 86 km

Villages closest to Bausar

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 Bausar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bausar village had a population of 138. That makes it the 144th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Bausar village has 70 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bausar has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

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

Bausar covers 24.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bausar falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bausar is Ramnagar, about 86 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bausar.

Bausar is about 39 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bausar is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 21 km away. Chamoli is about 39 km away. Almora is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewalgarh (under 2 km), Pata Bungi (4.6 km) and Chhimatha (6.2 km).

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

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