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About Baukhand Village

Baukhand is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 78 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baukhand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baukhand village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246162
Area (hectares) 136.39 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 78
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 795
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 Baukhand compares

By the 2011 count Baukhand is the 95th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 136.39 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Baukhand

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

Baukhand lies about 36 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 46 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 Baukhand
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 14 km
District headquarters Garhwal 36 km
Nearest town Pauri 38 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 46 km

Villages closest to Baukhand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baukhand village had a population of 140. That makes it the 95th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Baukhand village has 78 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baukhand has about 795 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Baukhand is 246162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baukhand covers 136.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baukhand falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baukhand is Kotdwara, about 46 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baukhand.

Baukhand is about 36 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baukhand is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 14 km away. Garhwal is about 36 km away. Pauri is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naukhandi (under 2 km), Halad (under 2 km) and Saidhar (1.8 km).

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

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