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About Babiyar Village

Babiyar is a mid sized village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,480, made up of 763 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babiyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babiyar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263136
Area (hectares) 610.9 hectares
Population 1,480
Male Population 763
Female Population 717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Babiyar compares

By the 2011 count Babiyar is the 8th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 610.9 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1013.

Getting to Babiyar

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

Babiyar lies about 92 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 35 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 Babiyar
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 9.4 km
Nearest town Pauri 20 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 35 km
District headquarters Nainital 92 km

Villages closest to Babiyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babiyar village had a population of 1,480. That makes it the 8th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Babiyar village has 763 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babiyar has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Babiyar is 263136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babiyar covers 610.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Babiyar falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Babiyar is Kotdwara, about 35 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 Babiyar.

Babiyar is about 92 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babiyar is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Dhari is about 9.4 km away. Pauri is about 20 km away. Kotdwara is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harinagar Akshora (2.3 km), Harinagar Sharna (2.3 km) and Harinagar Thali (2.3 km).

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

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