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About Bhairgarh Village

Bhairgarh is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 137 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249192, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhairgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhairgarh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249192
Area (hectares) 146.14 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 137
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhairgarh compares

By the 2011 count Bhairgarh is the 96th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 146.14 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Bhairgarh

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

Bhairgarh lies about 38 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 9.5 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 Bhairgarh
Nearest town Rishīkesh 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 14 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 38 km

Villages closest to Bhairgarh

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 Bhairgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhairgarh village had a population of 266. That makes it the 96th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Bhairgarh village has 137 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhairgarh has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Bhairgarh is 249192. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhairgarh covers 146.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhairgarh is Rishikesh, about 9.5 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 - 10 km distance for Bhairgarh.

Bhairgarh is about 38 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhairgarh is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 9.1 km away. Rishikesh is about 9.5 km away. Narendranagar 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 Maun (1.9 km), Chiriyali Talli (2.0 km) and Khandwal Gaon (2.8 km).

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

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