About Bara Gaon Village

Bara Gaon is a mid sized village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 394 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246443
Area (hectares)	251.74 hectares
Population	792
Male Population	394
Female Population	398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bara Gaon is the 8th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 251.74 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Bara Gaon

Bara Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Gaon as Available within 5 - 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 Bara Gaon from other places

Bara Gaon lies about 29 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 134 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 Bara Gaon
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	5.2 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	29 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	85 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	134 km

Villages closest to Bara Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Joshimath 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 Bara Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Gaon village had a population of 792. That makes it the 8th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Bara Gaon village has 394 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Gaon has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Bara Gaon is 246443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Gaon covers 251.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Gaon falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Gaon is Ramnagar, about 134 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 village for Bara Gaon.

Bara Gaon is about 29 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Gaon is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 5.2 km away. Chamoli is about 29 km away. Srīnagar is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.