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About Bargal Village

Bargal is a mid sized village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 335 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bargal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bargal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263135
Area (hectares) 187.1 hectares
Population 647
Male Population 335
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bargal compares

By the 2011 count Bargal is the 8th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 187.1 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Bargal

Bargal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bargal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bargal from other places

Bargal lies about 7.5 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 23 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 Bargal
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli under 2 km
District headquarters Nainital 7.5 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 23 km

Villages closest to Bargal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kosya Kutauli 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 Bargal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bargal village had a population of 647. That makes it the 8th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Bargal village has 335 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargal has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Bargal is 263135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bargal covers 187.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bargal falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bargal is Kathgodam, about 23 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 village for Bargal.

Bargal is about 7.5 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bargal is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about under 2 km away. Nainital is about 7.5 km away. Naini Tāl is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phalyani (under 2 km), Jajula (1.8 km) and Kaphutta (1.9 km).

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

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