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About Baila Village

Baila is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 9 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baila village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 15.87 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 9
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Baila compares

By the 2011 count Baila is the 245th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 15.87 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Baila

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

Baila lies about 18 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 12 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 Baila
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 12 km
District headquarters Champawat 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 26 km
Nearest town Sitārganj 44 km

Villages closest to Baila

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 Baila

As per the Census of India 2011, Baila village had a population of 18. That makes it the 245th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Baila village has 9 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Baila is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baila covers 15.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baila falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baila is Tanakpur, about 12 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 Baila.

Baila 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.

Baila is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Tanakpur is about 12 km away. Champawat is about 18 km away. Lohaghat is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chachari (6.9 km), Fartola (8.0 km) and Lara (8.1 km).

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

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