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About Bagar Village

Bagar is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 16 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246169, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246169
Area (hectares) 56.04 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 16
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
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 Bagar compares

By the 2011 count Bagar is the 198th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 56.04 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Bagar

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

Bagar lies about 25 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Bagar
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 17 km
District headquarters Garhwal 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 34 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 34 km

Villages closest to Bagar

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 Bagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagar village had a population of 34. That makes it the 198th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Bagar village has 16 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagar has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Bagar is 246169. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagar covers 56.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bagar falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bagar is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Bagar.

Bagar is about 25 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagar is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 17 km away. Garhwal is about 25 km away. Kotdwara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagari Gaon (under 2 km), Padiar Gaon (3.0 km) and Ghidiyali (4.4 km).

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

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