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About Bagyal Gaon Village

Bagyal Gaon is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 116 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagyal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagyal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249151
Area (hectares) 62.46 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 116
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagyal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bagyal Gaon is the 86th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 62.46 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Bagyal Gaon

Bagyal Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bagyal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagyal Gaon from other places

Bagyal Gaon lies about 50 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 11 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 Bagyal Gaon
Nearest town Mussoorie 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 17 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 50 km

Villages closest to Bagyal Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagyal Gaon village had a population of 241. That makes it the 86th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Bagyal Gaon village has 116 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagyal Gaon has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Bagyal Gaon is 249151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagyal Gaon covers 62.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagyal Gaon falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bagyal Gaon is Dehradun, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bagyal Gaon.

Bagyal Gaon is about 50 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagyal Gaon is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mussoorie is about 5.8 km away. Dehradun is about 11 km away. Dunda is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaspur (1.9 km), Jurga (3.2 km) and Bhadusera (5.5 km).

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

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