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About Baula Village

Baula is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 79 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baula village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246429
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 79
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
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 Baula compares

By the 2011 count Baula is the 84th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Baula

Baula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baula 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 Baula from other places

Baula lies about 8.2 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 114 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 Baula
District headquarters Chamoli 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 26 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 64 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 114 km

Villages closest to Baula

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.

Common questions about Baula

As per the Census of India 2011, Baula village had a population of 161. That makes it the 84th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Baula village has 79 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baula has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Baula is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baula covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baula falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baula is Rishikesh, about 114 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 Baula.

Baula is about 8.2 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baula is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 8.2 km away. Karnaprayag is about 26 km away. Srīnagar is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanauth (3.4 km), Gairoli (10 km) and Kantholi (12 km).

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

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