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About Baisali Village

Baisali is a mid sized village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 303 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baisali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baisali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 111.53 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 303
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 Baisali compares

By the 2011 count Baisali is the 23rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 111.53 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Baisali

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

Baisali lies about 30 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 68 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 Baisali
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 13 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 30 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 68 km

Villages closest to Baisali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baisali village had a population of 608. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Baisali village has 303 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baisali has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Baisali is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baisali covers 111.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baisali falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baisali is Kathgodam, about 68 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 Baisali.

Baisali is about 30 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baisali is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 13 km away. Pithoragarh is about 30 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakheri (under 2 km), Jakheri Chak Dondiya Dhar (under 2 km) and Bhingari (under 2 km).

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

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