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About Baman Gaon Village

Baman Gaon is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 86 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baman Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baman Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 55.21 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 86
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baman Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Baman Gaon is the 144th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 55.21 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Baman Gaon

Baman Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baman 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 Baman Gaon from other places

Baman Gaon lies about 27 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 35 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 Baman Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 22 km
District headquarters Garhwal 27 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 35 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 35 km

Villages closest to Baman Gaon

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 Baman Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Baman Gaon village had a population of 178. That makes it the 144th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Baman Gaon village has 86 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baman Gaon has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Baman Gaon is 246170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baman Gaon covers 55.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baman Gaon falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baman Gaon is Kotdwara, about 35 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 Baman Gaon.

Baman Gaon is about 27 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baman Gaon is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 22 km away. Garhwal is about 27 km away. Kotdwāra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simalsain (1.6 km), Bali (2.5 km) and Gunedi Malli (2.5 km).

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

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