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About Bhald Gaon Village

Bhald Gaon is a small village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 116 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhald Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhald Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249131
Area (hectares) 44.72 hectares
Population 239
Male Population 116
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhald Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhald Gaon is the 70th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 44.72 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Bhald Gaon

Bhald Gaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhald Gaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhald Gaon from other places

Bhald Gaon lies about 34 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, 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 Bhald Gaon
Nearest town Tehri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 34 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 34 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 46 km

Villages closest to Bhald 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 Bhald Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhald Gaon village had a population of 239. That makes it the 70th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Bhald Gaon village has 116 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhald Gaon has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Bhald Gaon is 249131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhald Gaon covers 44.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhald Gaon is Rishikesh, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhald Gaon.

Bhald Gaon is about 34 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhald Gaon is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 11 km away. Chiniyalisaur is about 34 km away. Uttarkashi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suri (7.6 km), Sira (9.2 km) and Ramoli (12 km).

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

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