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About Baltir Village

Baltir is a mid sized village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 253 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baltir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baltir village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 116.77 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 253
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
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 Baltir compares

By the 2011 count Baltir is the 21st largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 116.77 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Baltir

Baltir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baltir 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 Baltir from other places

Baltir lies about 27 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 84 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 Baltir
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 14 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 27 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 27 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 84 km

Villages closest to Baltir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baltir village had a population of 551. That makes it the 21st largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Baltir village has 253 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baltir has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Baltir is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baltir covers 116.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baltir falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baltir is Tanakpur, about 84 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 Baltir.

Baltir is about 27 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baltir is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 14 km away. Pithoragarh is about 27 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satyal Gaon (under 2 km), Almiya Gaon (under 2 km) and Bhumiyathal (under 2 km).

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

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