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About Bachargaon Village

Bachargaon is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 202 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bachargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachargaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 115.55 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 202
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Bachargaon compares

By the 2011 count Bachargaon is the 59th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 115.55 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bachargaon

Bachargaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bachargaon 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 Bachargaon from other places

Bachargaon lies about 24 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 38 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 Bachargaon
Nearest town Tehri 22 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 34 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 38 km

Villages closest to Bachargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarhi 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 Bachargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachargaon village had a population of 388. That makes it the 59th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Bachargaon village has 202 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachargaon has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bachargaon is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bachargaon covers 115.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bachargaon falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bachargaon is Dehradun, about 38 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 Bachargaon.

Bachargaon is about 24 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bachargaon is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 22 km away. Uttarkashi is about 24 km away. Rajgarhi 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 Manjyali (under 2 km), Kansi (3.9 km) and Kandaun (6.5 km).

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

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