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About Bairagiwala Village

Bairagiwala is a large village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,357, made up of 1,254 males and 1,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bairagiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairagiwala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248142
Area (hectares) 92.09 hectares
Population 2,357
Male Population 1,254
Female Population 1,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
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 Bairagiwala compares

By the 2011 count Bairagiwala is the 37th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 92.09 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Bairagiwala

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

Bairagiwala 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 Bairagiwala
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 5.5 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 12 km
District headquarters Dehradun 30 km

Villages closest to Bairagiwala

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 Bairagiwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairagiwala village had a population of 2,357. That makes it the 37th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Bairagiwala village has 1,254 males and 1,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairagiwala 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 Bairagiwala is 248142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bairagiwala covers 92.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bairagiwala falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Bairagiwala notes the nearest railway station 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 Bairagiwala.

Bairagiwala 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.

Bairagiwala is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 5.5 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 12 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 Lakhanwala Khash (under 2 km), Lakhanwala Nevat (under 2 km) and Parteetpur Kalyanpur (2.0 km).

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

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