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About Bairagan Village

Bairagan is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 15 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,733 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bairagan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairagan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246159
Area (hectares) 6.8 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 15
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,733
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bairagan compares

By the 2011 count Bairagan is the 498th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 6.8 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Bairagan

Bairagan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bairagan as Available within <5 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 Bairagan from other places

Bairagan lies about 32 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 43 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 Bairagan
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 19 km
District headquarters Garhwal 32 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 43 km

Villages closest to Bairagan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairagan village had a population of 41. That makes it the 498th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Bairagan village has 15 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairagan has about 1733 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Bairagan is 246159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bairagan covers 6.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bairagan falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bairagan is Kotdwara, about 43 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 10+ km distance for Bairagan.

Bairagan is about 32 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairagan is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 19 km away. Garhwal is about 32 km away. Kotdwara is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jairaj (under 2 km), Kiwirali Malli (under 2 km) and Kiwirali Talli (under 2 km).

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

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