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About Bastola Village

Bastola is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 36 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bastola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bastola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 27.02 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 36
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bastola compares

By the 2011 count Bastola is the 154th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 27.02 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1206.

Getting to Bastola

Bastola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bastola as Available within 10+ 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 Bastola from other places

Bastola lies about 38 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 7.6 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 Bastola
Nearest town Rishīkesh 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 11 km
District headquarters Garhwal 38 km

Villages closest to Bastola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bastola village had a population of 73. That makes it the 154th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Bastola village has 36 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bastola has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Bastola is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bastola covers 27.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bastola falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bastola is Rishikesh, about 7.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bastola.

Bastola is about 38 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bastola is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 7.2 km away. Rishikesh is about 7.6 km away. Yamkeshwar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khargosha (under 2 km), Diyuli (under 2 km) and Devrana (under 2 km).

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

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