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About Bakoria Village

Bakoria is a small village in Poornagiri tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 69 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakoria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakoria village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Poornagiri
Pincode 262523
Area (hectares) 145.14 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 69
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Bakoria compares

By the 2011 count Bakoria is the 50th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 707 residents. Its 145.14 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bakoria

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

Bakoria lies about 19 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 15 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 Bakoria
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Poornagiri 19 km
District headquarters Champawat 19 km
Nearest town Sitārganj 41 km

Villages closest to Bakoria

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 Bakoria

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakoria village had a population of 134. That makes it the 50th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 707 residents.

Bakoria village has 69 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakoria has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

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

Bakoria covers 145.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakoria falls under Poornagiri tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bakoria is Tanakpur, about 15 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 Bakoria.

Bakoria is about 19 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakoria is in Poornagiri tehsil of Champawat district. Tanakpur is about 15 km away. Poornagiri is about 19 km away. Champawat is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buram (1.7 km), Mathiya Baj (2.5 km) and Taliya Baj (2.6 km).

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

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