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About Bousali Village

Bousali is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 42 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bousali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bousali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 242125
Area (hectares) 26.39 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 42
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,286
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bousali compares

By the 2011 count Bousali is the 80th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 26.39 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Bousali

Bousali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bousali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bousali from other places

Bousali lies about 20 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 31 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 Bousali
District headquarters Garhwal 20 km
Nearest town Pauri 24 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 32 km

Villages closest to Bousali

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.

Common questions about Bousali

As per the Census of India 2011, Bousali village had a population of 96. That makes it the 80th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Bousali village has 42 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bousali has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Bousali is 242125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bousali covers 26.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bousali falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bousali is Kotdwara, about 31 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bousali.

Bousali is about 20 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bousali is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 20 km away. Pauri is about 24 km away. Kotdwara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhari Gaon (under 2 km), Cham Rada (3.2 km) and Chamalue Gooth (3.2 km).

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

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