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About Babugarh Village

Babugarh is a large village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,035, made up of 1,614 males and 1,421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248198, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babugarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babugarh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248198
Area (hectares) 335.44 hectares
Population 3,035
Male Population 1,614
Female Population 1,421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Babugarh compares

By the 2011 count Babugarh is the 26th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 335.44 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Babugarh

Babugarh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Babugarh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Babugarh from other places

Babugarh lies about 30 km from Dehradun. 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 Babugarh
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar under 2 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 14 km
District headquarters Dehradun 30 km

Villages closest to Babugarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babugarh village had a population of 3,035. That makes it the 26th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Babugarh village has 1,614 males and 1,421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babugarh has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Babugarh is 248198. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babugarh covers 335.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babugarh falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Babugarh notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Babugarh.

Babugarh is about 30 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babugarh is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about under 2 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 14 km away. Dehradun is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheemawala (under 2 km), Fatehpur (under 2 km) and Nawabgarh (2.3 km).

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

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