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Batgal

बतगल
Berinag mandal
Pincode 262531
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sandeep kumar
Contact: 94****9706
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LGD code
49810
Pincode
262531
Post office
Berinag
Population
502
Households
107
Literacy rate
73.1%
Sex ratio
1041 ♀/1000♂
Workers
102
Distance to district centre
35 km
Distance to mandal centre
21 km
Distance to Dehradun
178 km
Distance to Delhi
270 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 46 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Rudraksh Clinic · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Batgal compares

By population, Batgal ranks #13 of 193 villages in Berinag mandal.

Literacy rate
%
73.1%
+0.8% vs mandal average
Batgal
73.1%
Berinag mandal
72.3%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,041
−19 vs mandal average
Batgal
1,041
Berinag mandal
1,060
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.5 vs mandal average
Batgal
4.7
Berinag mandal
4.2

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

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Batgal at a glance

Batgal is a village of 502 people in 107 households (Census 2011) in Berinag tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 13th-largest of 193 villages in Berinag tehsil. Literacy is 73%, about the same as the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,041 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Pithoragarh district centre, 28 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 46 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262531, served by Berinag post office; the LGD village code is 49810. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rudraksh Clinic, 8 km away. The sarpanch is sandeep kumar, and the village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 592 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Batgal

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Batgal · this village50273%
Chirala · Dhaulchhina13576%1.6 km SE
Dinapani · Almora02.1 km W
Maichor · Almora18471%2.9 km W
Matyoli · Bageshwar17876%3.3 km NW
Patoli · Lamgada6070%3.3 km NW
Badhar · Lamgada61261%3.8 km SW

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Key facts — Batgal

LGD code
49810
Pincode
262531
Post office
Berinag
Population (Census 2011)
502
Population (projected 2026)
592
Households
107
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1041
Literacy rate
73.1%
Coordinates
29.65530°N, 79.71593°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bageshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandan Ram Dass
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
sandeep kumar
Block / Mandal
Berinag
Getting there

How to reach Batgal

Mandal centre
Berinag · ≈ 21 km
≈ 44 min by car · 52 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 35 km
≈ 1 h 11 min by car · 1 h 25 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 28 km
≈ 58 min by car · 1 h 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun178 kmcapital
  • Delhi270 km
  • Kolkata1168 km
  • Mumbai1364 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam46 km
  • Bus stopJeep Stop8 km
  • Hospital / PHCRudraksh Clinic8 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch18 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil8 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College22 km
  • Police stationThana Bhimtal37 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Batgal

2 Temples 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
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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