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About Bina Village

Bina is a mid sized village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 324 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,244 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246488, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bina village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246488
Area (hectares) 247.51 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 324
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,244
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bina compares

By the 2011 count Bina is the 13th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 247.51 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Bina

Bina is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bina as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bina from other places

Bina lies about 47 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 68 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 Bina
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 8.4 km
District headquarters Chamoli 47 km
Nearest town Pauri 52 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 68 km

Villages closest to Bina

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 Bina

As per the Census of India 2011, Bina village had a population of 727. That makes it the 13th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Bina village has 324 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bina has about 1244 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1219.

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

Bina covers 247.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bina falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bina is Ramnagar, about 68 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bina.

Bina is about 47 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bina is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 8.4 km away. Chamoli is about 47 km away. Pauri is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhargar (under 2 km), Hargarh Laga Jaugrh (under 2 km) and Rohira (1.7 km).

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

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