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About Baligaon Village

Baligaon is a small village in Pati tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 56 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262580, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baligaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baligaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Pati
Pincode 262580
Area (hectares) 58.85 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 56
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Baligaon compares

By the 2011 count Baligaon is the 103rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 323 residents. Its 58.85 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Baligaon

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

Baligaon lies about 9.0 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 35 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 Baligaon
Tehsil headquarters Pati 6.8 km
District headquarters Champawat 9.0 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 32 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 35 km

Villages closest to Baligaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baligaon village had a population of 108. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 323 residents.

Baligaon village has 56 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baligaon has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Baligaon is 262580. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baligaon covers 58.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baligaon falls under Pati tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baligaon is Tanakpur, about 35 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 Baligaon.

Baligaon is about 9.0 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baligaon is in Pati tehsil of Champawat district. Pati is about 6.8 km away. Champawat is about 9.0 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tapnipal (under 2 km), Karwalgaon (under 2 km) and Maragaon (1.6 km).

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

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