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About Balgari Village

Balgari is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 25 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balgari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balgari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 18.06 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 25
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balgari compares

By the 2011 count Balgari is the 205th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 18.06 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1140.

Getting to Balgari

Balgari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balgari as Available within <5 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 Balgari from other places

Balgari lies about 24 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 82 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 Balgari
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 16 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 24 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 82 km

Villages closest to Balgari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balgari village had a population of 48. That makes it the 205th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Balgari village has 25 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balgari has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Balgari is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balgari covers 18.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balgari falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Balgari is Tanakpur, about 82 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balgari.

Balgari is about 24 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balgari is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 16 km away. Pithoragarh is about 24 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asyali (3.4 km), Bhulki Adhyali (3.4 km) and Dauja Waliya (3.4 km).

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

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