About Bajwar Village

Bajwar is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 131 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,206 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajwar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Pauri
Pincode	246123
Area (hectares)	81.72 hectares
Population	289
Male Population	131
Female Population	158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,206
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajwar compares

By the 2011 count Bajwar is the 91st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 81.72 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1259.

Getting to Bajwar

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

Bajwar lies about 43 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 54 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 Bajwar
Tehsil headquarters	Pauri	35 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	43 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	54 km

Villages closest to Bajwar

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.

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Common questions about Bajwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajwar village had a population of 289. That makes it the 91st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Bajwar village has 131 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajwar has about 1206 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Bajwar is 246123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajwar covers 81.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajwar falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bajwar is Kotdwara, about 54 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 Bajwar.

Bajwar is about 43 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajwar is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 35 km away. Garhwal is about 43 km away. Kotdwara is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.