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About Baphila Village

Baphila is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 72 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,278 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baphila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baphila village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 117.14 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 72
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,278
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 Baphila compares

By the 2011 count Baphila is the 63rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 117.14 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Baphila

Baphila is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baphila 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. The nearest villages by name are Bamret Bhakunda, Bana, Banauli and Banoli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Baphila

As per the Census of India 2011, Baphila village had a population of 236. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Baphila village has 72 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baphila has about 2278 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

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

Baphila covers 117.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baphila falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Baphila notes the nearest railway station 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 Baphila.

Baphila is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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