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About Bhaigarki Village

Bhaigarki is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 172 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaigarki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaigarki village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249175
Area (hectares) 92.81 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 172
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaigarki compares

By the 2011 count Bhaigarki is the 61st largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 92.81 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Bhaigarki

Bhaigarki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhaigarki as Available within village. 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 Bhaigarki from other places

Bhaigarki lies about 23 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 14 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 Bhaigarki
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 8.5 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 13 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 14 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 23 km

Villages closest to Bhaigarki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaigarki village had a population of 360. That makes it the 61st largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Bhaigarki village has 172 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaigarki has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Bhaigarki is 249175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaigarki covers 92.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaigarki falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhaigarki is Rishikesh, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Bhaigarki.

Bhaigarki 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.

Bhaigarki is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Narendranagar is about 8.5 km away. Rishīkesh is about 13 km away. Rishikesh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilogi Talli (under 2 km), Jangleth (under 2 km) and Agar (under 2 km).

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

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