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About Bayala Village

Bayala is a small village in Poornagiri tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 56 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bayala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bayala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Poornagiri
Pincode 262523
Area (hectares) 340.26 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 56
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
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 Bayala compares

By the 2011 count Bayala is the 51st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 707 residents. Its 340.26 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 945.

Getting to Bayala

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

Bayala 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 Bayala
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Poornagiri 18 km
District headquarters Champawat 18 km
Nearest town Sitārganj 44 km

Villages closest to Bayala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bayala village had a population of 119. That makes it the 51st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 707 residents.

Bayala village has 56 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bayala has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bayala is 262523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bayala covers 340.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bayala falls under Poornagiri tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bayala 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bayala.

Bayala 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Dhura (under 2 km), Jhala Kudi (under 2 km) and Naula Pani (2.3 km).

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

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