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About Bilasu Village

Bilasu is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 9 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilasu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 15.47 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 9
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
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 Bilasu compares

By the 2011 count Bilasu is the 427th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 15.47 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 1243.

Getting to Bilasu

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

Bilasu lies about 3.9 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 15 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 Bilasu
District headquarters Garhwal 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 4.1 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 15 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 15 km

Villages closest to Bilasu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilasu village had a population of 16. That makes it the 427th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Bilasu village has 9 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilasu has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Bilasu is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilasu covers 15.47 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.

Bilasu falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bilasu is Kotdwara, about 15 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 Bilasu.

Bilasu is about 3.9 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilasu is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 3.9 km away. Lansdowne is about 4.1 km away. Kotdwāra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Choksera (under 2 km), Saknyari (under 2 km) and Manpur (under 2 km).

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

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