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About Bajbhandari Village

Bajbhandari is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 97 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 252628, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajbhandari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajbhandari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 252628
Area (hectares) 50.34 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 97
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
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 Bajbhandari compares

By the 2011 count Bajbhandari is the 119th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 50.34 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Bajbhandari

Bajbhandari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bajbhandari 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 Bajbhandari from other places

Bajbhandari lies about 18 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 22 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 Bajbhandari
District headquarters Champawat 18 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 23 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 38 km

Villages closest to Bajbhandari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajbhandari village had a population of 198. That makes it the 119th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Bajbhandari village has 97 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajbhandari has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Bajbhandari is 252628. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajbhandari covers 50.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajbhandari falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bajbhandari is Tanakpur, about 22 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 Bajbhandari.

Bajbhandari is about 18 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajbhandari is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 18 km away. Tanakpur is about 22 km away. Lohaghat is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandar (under 2 km), Ban Kandiya (5.0 km) and Bandela Dhek (5.0 km).

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

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