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About Baya Village

Baya is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 35 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 12.53 hectares
Population 68
Male Population 35
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baya compares

By the 2011 count Baya is the 178th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 12.53 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 1140.

Getting to Baya

Baya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baset, Batgal, Batla Gaon and Batroli. 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 Baya

As per the Census of India 2011, Baya village had a population of 68. That makes it the 178th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Baya village has 35 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baya has about 943 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 Baya is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baya covers 12.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baya falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Baya notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Baya.

Baya 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 Baya today is likely to be higher.

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