About Bhal Gaon Village

Bhal Gaon is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 138 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhal Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Srinagar
Pincode	249161
Area (hectares)	48.7 hectares
Population	273
Male Population	138
Female Population	135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhal Gaon is the 24th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 48.7 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Bhal Gaon

Bhal Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhal Gaon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhal Gaon from other places

Bhal Gaon lies about 16 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 25 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 Bhal Gaon
District headquarters	Garhwal	16 km
Nearest town	Kotdwāra	25 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Srinagar	34 km

Villages closest to Bhal Gaon

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

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Common questions about Bhal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhal Gaon village had a population of 273. That makes it the 24th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Bhal Gaon village has 138 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhal Gaon has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Bhal Gaon is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhal Gaon covers 48.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhal Gaon falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhal Gaon is Kotdwara, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhal Gaon.

Bhal Gaon is about 16 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhal Gaon is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 16 km away. Kotdwāra is about 25 km away. Kotdwara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.