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About Bhairgaon Village

Bhairgaon is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 40 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhairgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhairgaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246127
Area (hectares) 52.83 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 40
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
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 Bhairgaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhairgaon is the 203rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 52.83 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1139.

Getting to Bhairgaon

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

Bhairgaon lies about 3.7 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 11 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 Bhairgaon
District headquarters Garhwal 3.7 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 11 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 11 km

Villages closest to Bhairgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhairgaon village had a population of 74. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Bhairgaon village has 40 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhairgaon has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Bhairgaon is 246127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhairgaon covers 52.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhairgaon falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhairgaon is Kotdwara, about 11 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 Bhairgaon.

Bhairgaon is about 3.7 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhairgaon is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 3.7 km away. Kotdwāra is about 11 km away. Kotdwara is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhair Gaon (under 2 km), Dalmisain (under 2 km) and Purankot (under 2 km).

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

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