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Bawas

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Dwarahat mandal
Pincode 263653
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LGD code
52635
Pincode
263653
Post office
Dwarahat
Population
96
Households
19
Literacy rate
70.8%
Sex ratio
1043 ♀/1000♂
Workers
49
Distance to district centre
30 km
Distance to mandal centre
29 km
Distance to Dehradun
145 km
Distance to Delhi
222 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 19 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Bhatraunj Khan Governnment Hospital · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bawas compares

By population, Bawas ranks #62 of 90 villages in Dwarahat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
70.8%
+0.6% vs mandal average
Bawas
70.8%
Dwarahat mandal
70.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,043
−196 vs mandal average
Bawas
1,043
Dwarahat mandal
1,239
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.7 vs mandal average
Bawas
5.1
Dwarahat mandal
4.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bawas at a glance

Bawas is a village of 96 people in 19 households (Census 2011) in Dwarahat tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 62nd-largest of 90 villages in Dwarahat tehsil. Literacy is 71%, about the same as the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,043 women per 1,000 men. It lies 30 km from the Almora district centre, 29 km from Basera, the nearest town, 19 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263653, served by Dwarahat post office; the LGD village code is 52635. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhatraunj Khan Governnment Hospital, 10 km away. The population is estimated at 113 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bawas · this village9671%
Basela · Dataganj4,53036%1.2 km W
Basela · Rath3,03848%1.2 km W
Parewa · Nainital25465%3.2 km SW
Parewa · Pati77066%3.2 km SW
Gadhina · Soraon3,96656%3.6 km NE
Dabara · Bansi22950%3.9 km W

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Key facts — Bawas

LGD code
52635
Pincode
263653
Post office
Dwarahat
Population (Census 2011)
96
Population (projected 2026)
113
Households
19
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1043
Literacy rate
70.8%
Coordinates
29.52604°N, 79.23527°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dwarahat
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Block / Mandal
Dwarahat
Getting there

How to reach Bawas

Mandal centre
Dwarahat · ≈ 29 km
≈ 59 min by car · 1 h 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 30 km
≈ 1 h 2 min by car · 1 h 14 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 17,031 people
Basera · ≈ 29 km
≈ 59 min by car · 1 h 10 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun145 kmcapital
  • Delhi222 km
  • Kolkata1195 km
  • Mumbai1328 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar19 km
  • Bus stopPatkot Bus Stop9 km
  • Hospital / PHCBhatraunj Khan Governnment Hospital10 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India18 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil23 km
  • CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)25 km
  • Police stationKotwali Ramnagar18 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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