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About Badhar Gaon Village

Badhar Gaon is a small village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 119 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badhar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badhar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249196
Area (hectares) 59.69 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 119
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badhar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Badhar Gaon is the 67th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 59.69 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Badhar Gaon

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

Badhar Gaon lies about 15 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 46 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 Badhar Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 15 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 15 km
Nearest town Tehri 28 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 46 km

Villages closest to Badhar Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badhar Gaon village had a population of 257. That makes it the 67th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Badhar Gaon village has 119 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badhar Gaon has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Badhar Gaon is 249196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badhar Gaon covers 59.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badhar Gaon falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Badhar Gaon is Dehradun, about 46 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 village for Badhar Gaon.

Badhar Gaon is about 15 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badhar Gaon is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 15 km away. Uttarkashi is about 15 km away. Tehri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipal Khanda (under 2 km), Gamari (under 2 km) and Chamiyari (1.6 km).

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

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