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About Bigrari Village

Bigrari is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 148 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bigrari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bigrari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 145.13 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 148
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,155
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bigrari compares

By the 2011 count Bigrari is the 79th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 145.13 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bigrari

Bigrari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bigrari 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 Bigrari from other places

Bigrari lies about 29 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 62 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 Bigrari
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 7.3 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 29 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 46 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 62 km

Villages closest to Bigrari

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 Bigrari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bigrari village had a population of 319. That makes it the 79th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Bigrari village has 148 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bigrari has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

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

Bigrari covers 145.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bigrari falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bigrari is Dehradun, about 62 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 Bigrari.

Bigrari is about 29 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bigrari is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 7.3 km away. Uttarkashi is about 29 km away. Mussoorie is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shishala (under 2 km), Kanda (1.9 km) and Jhumrada (2.1 km).

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

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