About Baskwali Village

Baskwali is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 153 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baskwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baskwali village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Karnaprayag
Pincode	246446
Area (hectares)	141.91 hectares
Population	335
Male Population	153
Female Population	182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,190
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baskwali compares

By the 2011 count Baskwali is the 38th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 141.91 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Baskwali

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

Baskwali lies about 13 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 94 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 Baskwali
Tehsil headquarters	Karnaprayag	6.7 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	13 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	46 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	94 km

Villages closest to Baskwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baskwali village had a population of 335. That makes it the 38th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Baskwali village has 153 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baskwali has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Baskwali is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baskwali covers 141.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baskwali falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baskwali is Kotdwara, about 94 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 Baskwali.

Baskwali is about 13 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baskwali is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 6.7 km away. Chamoli is about 13 km away. Srīnagar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.