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About Baiga Village

Baiga is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 27 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,259 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baiga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baiga village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262555
Area (hectares) 78.28 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 27
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,259
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 Baiga compares

By the 2011 count Baiga is the 157th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 78.28 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1054.

Getting to Baiga

Baiga is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baiga 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. The nearest villages by name are Alam, Alam R F, Arkhet and Athasi R F. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Baiga

As per the Census of India 2011, Baiga village had a population of 61. That makes it the 157th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Baiga village has 27 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baiga has about 1259 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Baiga is 262555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baiga covers 78.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baiga falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Baiga notes the nearest railway station 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 Baiga.

Baiga is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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