About Bahantara Village

Bahantara is a mid sized village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 253 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahantara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahantara village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Tharali
Pincode	246427
Area (hectares)	175.45 hectares
Population	529
Male Population	253
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,091
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahantara compares

By the 2011 count Bahantara is the 35th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 175.45 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1152.

Getting to Bahantara

Bahantara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bahantara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bahantara from other places

Bahantara lies about 74 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 70 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 Bahantara
Nearest town	Almora	32 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tharali	34 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	70 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	74 km

Villages closest to Bahantara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahantara village had a population of 529. That makes it the 35th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Bahantara village has 253 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahantara has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Bahantara is 246427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahantara covers 175.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahantara falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bahantara is Kathgodam, about 70 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bahantara.

Bahantara is about 74 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahantara is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Almora is about 32 km away. Tharali is about 34 km away. Kathgodam is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.