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About Binayak Village

Binayak is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 156 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Binayak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Binayak village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 134.3 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 156
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Binayak compares

By the 2011 count Binayak is the 68th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 134.3 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1103.

Getting to Binayak

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

Binayak lies about 22 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 78 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 Binayak
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 20 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 22 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 78 km

Villages closest to Binayak

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 Binayak

As per the Census of India 2011, Binayak village had a population of 303. That makes it the 68th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Binayak village has 156 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Binayak has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

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

Binayak covers 134.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Binayak falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Binayak is Tanakpur, about 78 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 Binayak.

Binayak is about 22 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Binayak is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 20 km away. Pithoragarh is about 22 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batyuli (under 2 km), Digauti (under 2 km) and Dhartoli (under 2 km).

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

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