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About Bagasu Village

Bagasu is a mid sized village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 323 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagasu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 137.6 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 323
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagasu compares

By the 2011 count Bagasu is the 17th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 137.6 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 Bagasu

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

Bagasu lies about 28 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 56 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 Bagasu
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 9.8 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 28 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 40 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 56 km

Villages closest to Bagasu

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 Bagasu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagasu village had a population of 666. That makes it the 17th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Bagasu village has 323 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagasu has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bagasu is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagasu covers 137.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagasu falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bagasu is Dehradun, about 56 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 Bagasu.

Bagasu is about 28 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagasu is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 9.8 km away. Uttarkashi is about 28 km away. Mussoorie is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naugaon (3.2 km), Naugaun (3.2 km) and Barkot (4.4 km).

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

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