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About Bajai Village

Bajai is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 19 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,316 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246427
Area (hectares) 7.3 hectares
Population 44
Male Population 19
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,316
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 Bajai compares

By the 2011 count Bajai is the 261st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 7.3 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Bajai

Bajai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bajai 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 Bajai from other places

Bajai lies about 48 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 67 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 Bajai
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 29 km
District headquarters Chamoli 48 km
Nearest town Pauri 50 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 67 km

Villages closest to Bajai

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.

Common questions about Bajai

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajai village had a population of 44. That makes it the 261st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Bajai village has 19 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajai has about 1316 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

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

Bajai covers 7.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bajai falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bajai is Ramnagar, about 67 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 Bajai.

Bajai is about 48 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajai is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 29 km away. Chamoli is about 48 km away. Pauri is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basina (4.3 km), Sunsari (9.0 km) and Gadkot (9.5 km).

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

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