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About Baman Gaon Village

Baman Gaon is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 42 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baman Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baman Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 20.02 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 42
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baman Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Baman Gaon is the 224th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 20.02 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 Baman Gaon

Baman Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baman Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Baman Gaon from other places

Baman Gaon lies about 64 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 55 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 Baman Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 31 km
Nearest town Almora 37 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 55 km
District headquarters Chamoli 64 km

Villages closest to Baman Gaon

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 Baman Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Baman Gaon village had a population of 88. That makes it the 224th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Baman Gaon village has 42 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baman Gaon has about 1095 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 Baman Gaon is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baman Gaon covers 20.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baman Gaon falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baman Gaon is Ramnagar, about 55 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baman Gaon.

Baman Gaon is about 64 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baman Gaon is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 31 km away. Almora is about 37 km away. Ramnagar is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garsari (2.4 km), Gairwaram (5.3 km) and Beena Gaon (7.6 km).

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

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