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About Baijawari Village

Baijawari is a mid sized village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 338 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baijawari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baijawari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 130.56 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 338
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baijawari compares

By the 2011 count Baijawari is the 21st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 130.56 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 1228.

Getting to Baijawari

Baijawari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baijawari as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baijawari from other places

Baijawari lies about 23 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 48 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 Baijawari
Nearest town Srīnagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 23 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 23 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 48 km

Villages closest to Baijawari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baijawari village had a population of 725. That makes it the 21st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Baijawari village has 338 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baijawari has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Baijawari is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baijawari covers 130.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baijawari falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baijawari is Rishikesh, about 48 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baijawari.

Baijawari is about 23 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baijawari is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 14 km away. Devprayag is about 23 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuroli (under 2 km), Manjuli (under 2 km) and Jakhi (1.6 km).

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

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