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About Baman Gaon Village

Baman Gaon is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 60 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baman Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baman Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 75.28 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 60
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baman Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Baman Gaon is the 186th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 75.28 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1004.

Getting to Baman Gaon

Baman Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baman Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Baman Gaon from other places

Baman Gaon lies about 41 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 20 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 Baman Gaon
Nearest town Mussoorie 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 18 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 20 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 41 km

Villages closest to Baman Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanaulti 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 Baman Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Baman Gaon village had a population of 124. That makes it the 186th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Baman Gaon village has 60 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baman Gaon has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Baman Gaon is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baman Gaon covers 75.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baman Gaon falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baman Gaon is Dehradun, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baman Gaon.

Baman Gaon is about 41 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baman Gaon is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 3.5 km away. Dhanaulti is about 18 km away. Dehradun is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nautha (under 2 km), Jinsi (under 2 km) and Nawaridhar (under 2 km).

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

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