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About Baira Village

Baira is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 33 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262543, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baira village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262543
Area (hectares) 20.64 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 33
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
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 Baira compares

By the 2011 count Baira is the 270th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 20.64 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Baira

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

Baira lies about 39 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 97 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 Baira
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 12 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 39 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 39 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 97 km

Villages closest to Baira

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 Baira

As per the Census of India 2011, Baira village had a population of 61. That makes it the 270th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Baira village has 33 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baira has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Baira is 262543. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baira covers 20.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baira falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baira is Tanakpur, about 97 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 Baira.

Baira is about 39 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baira is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 12 km away. Pithoragarh is about 39 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barakot (under 2 km), Baram Bachkuri (under 2 km) and Urma (1.6 km).

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

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