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Bakswar

Jainti mandal
Pincode 263626
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LGD code
53502
Pincode
263626
Post office
Jainti
Population
109
Households
29
Literacy rate
69.7%
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000♂
Workers
60
Distance to district centre
18 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Dehradun
165 km
Distance to Delhi
267 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 56 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Aashirwad Clinic · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bakswar compares

By population, Bakswar ranks #48 of 73 villages in Jainti mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.7%
+7.2% vs mandal average
Bakswar
69.7%
Jainti mandal
62.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
982
−149 vs mandal average
Bakswar
982
Jainti mandal
1,131
Household size
people per home
3.8
−1.0 vs mandal average
Bakswar
3.8
Jainti mandal
4.8

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

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Bakswar at a glance

Bakswar is a village of 109 people in 29 households (Census 2011) in Jainti tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 48th-largest of 73 villages in Jainti tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 982 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Almora district centre, 19 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 56 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263626, served by Jainti post office; the LGD village code is 53502. The nearest hospital or health centre is Aashirwad Clinic, 15 km away. The village votes in Someshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rekha Arya. The population is estimated at 129 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Surchaura

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bakswar · this village10970%
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Satari · Kafligair1580%0 km N
Naini · Dhaulchhina24267%0.6 km NW
Salla · Dhaulchhina85070%0.6 km NW
Beena · Dhaulchhina30560%0.6 km NW
Pana · Kafligair45266%0.6 km NW

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Key facts — Bakswar

LGD code
53502
Pincode
263626
Post office
Jainti
Population (Census 2011)
109
Population (projected 2026)
129
Households
29
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
982
Literacy rate
69.7%
Coordinates
29.76486°N, 79.62547°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Someshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rekha Arya
Block / Mandal
Jainti
Getting there

How to reach Bakswar

Mandal centre
Jainti · ≈ 2.3 km
≈ 5 min by car · 6 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 18 km
≈ 38 min by car · 45 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 19 km
≈ 40 min by car · 47 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun165 kmcapital
  • Delhi267 km
  • Kolkata1182 km
  • Mumbai1370 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam56 km
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station16 km
  • Hospital / PHCAashirwad Clinic15 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch3 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum14 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College18 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station45 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Bakswar

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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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