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About Bajwar Village

Bajwar is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 41 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,244 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajwar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 64.45 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 41
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,244
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 Bajwar compares

By the 2011 count Bajwar is the 218th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 64.45 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Bajwar

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

Bajwar lies about 41 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 85 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 Bajwar
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 1.7 km
District headquarters Chamoli 41 km
Nearest town Almora 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 85 km

Villages closest to Bajwar

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 Bajwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajwar village had a population of 92. That makes it the 218th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Bajwar village has 41 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajwar has about 1244 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Bajwar is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajwar covers 64.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bajwar falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bajwar is Ramnagar, about 85 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 Bajwar.

Bajwar is about 41 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajwar is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 1.7 km away. Chamoli is about 41 km away. Almora is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bainoli Malli (under 2 km), Gandik Malla (under 2 km) and Harmani Malli (under 2 km).

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

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