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About Baligaon Village

Baligaon is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 129 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baligaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baligaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 34.26 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 129
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Baligaon compares

By the 2011 count Baligaon is the 88th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 34.26 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Baligaon

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

Baligaon lies about 22 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Baligaon
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 21 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 22 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 80 km

Villages closest to Baligaon

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 Baligaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Baligaon village had a population of 258. That makes it the 88th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Baligaon village has 129 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baligaon has about 1000 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 Baligaon is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baligaon covers 34.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baligaon falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baligaon is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Baligaon.

Baligaon 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.

Baligaon is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 21 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 Chahali (under 2 km), Haliya Maliya (under 2 km) and Kaliya Patal (under 2 km).

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

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