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About Baman Gaon Village

Baman Gaon is a mid sized village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 357 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249146, 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 Narendranagar
Pincode 249146
Area (hectares) 135.22 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 357
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baman Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Baman Gaon is the 16th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 135.22 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 Baman Gaon

Baman Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baman Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 16 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 23 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
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Tehri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 19 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 23 km

Villages closest to Baman Gaon

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 Baman Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Baman Gaon village had a population of 747. That makes it the 16th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Baman Gaon village has 357 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baman Gaon has about 1092 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 Baman Gaon is 249146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baman Gaon covers 135.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Baman Gaon is Rishikesh, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baman Gaon.

Baman Gaon is about 16 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 Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 16 km away. Narendranagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andarfi Gaon (under 2 km), Kandari Gaon (under 2 km) and Thanyul (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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