About Bhal Gaon Village

Bhal Gaon is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 88 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,420 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhal Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Satpuli
Pincode	246172
Area (hectares)	195.3 hectares
Population	213
Male Population	88
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,420
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhal Gaon is the 34th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 195.3 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Bhal Gaon

Bhal Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhal Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhal Gaon from other places

Bhal Gaon lies about 16 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 25 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 Bhal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters	Satpuli	8.5 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	16 km
Nearest town	Kotdwāra	25 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	25 km

Villages closest to Bhal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satpuli 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 Bhal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhal Gaon village had a population of 213. That makes it the 34th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Bhal Gaon village has 88 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhal Gaon has about 1420 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Bhal Gaon is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhal Gaon covers 195.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhal Gaon falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhal Gaon is Kotdwara, about 25 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhal Gaon.

Bhal Gaon is about 16 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhal Gaon is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 8.5 km away. Garhwal is about 16 km away. Kotdwāra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.