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About Bagjiwala Village

Bagjiwala is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 58 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,379 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagjiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagjiwala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262551
Area (hectares) 135.19 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 58
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,379
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 Bagjiwala compares

By the 2011 count Bagjiwala is the 183rd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 135.19 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Bagjiwala

Bagjiwala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bagjiwala 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagjiwala from other places

Bagjiwala lies about 28 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 86 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 Bagjiwala
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 14 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 28 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 86 km

Villages closest to Bagjiwala

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 Bagjiwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagjiwala village had a population of 138. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Bagjiwala village has 58 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagjiwala has about 1379 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Bagjiwala is 262551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagjiwala covers 135.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bagjiwala falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bagjiwala is Tanakpur, about 86 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bagjiwala.

Bagjiwala is about 28 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagjiwala is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 14 km away. Pithoragarh is about 28 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bastari (under 2 km), Ghimali (under 2 km) and Lamaghar (under 2 km).

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

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