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About Bhubankhal Village

Bhubankhal is a small village in Sonai tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 33 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.91 hectares hectares.

Bhubankhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhubankhal village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Sonai
Area (hectares) 20.91 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 33
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhubankhal compares

By the 2011 count Bhubankhal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 20.91 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bhubankhal

Bhubankhal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhubankhal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhubankhal from other places

Bhubankhal lies about 36 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Vangaichungpao, about 13 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 Bhubankhal
Nearest railway station Vangaichungpao 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonai 24 km
District headquarters Cachar 36 km
Nearest town Silchar 37 km

Villages closest to Bhubankhal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonai 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 Bhubankhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhubankhal village had a population of 63. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Bhubankhal village has 33 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhubankhal has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Bhubankhal covers 20.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhubankhal falls under Sonai tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Bhubankhal is Vangaichungpao, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhubankhal.

Bhubankhal is about 36 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhubankhal is in Sonai tehsil of Cachar district. Vangaichungpao is about 13 km away. Sonai is about 24 km away. Cachar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khashpur (8.8 km), Berabak Pt I (9.7 km) and Berabak Pt Ii (9.7 km).

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

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