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About Bhukhel Village

Bhukhel is a mid sized village in Bayad tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,010, made up of 523 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 865.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhukhel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhukhel village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Bayad
Pincode 383325
Area (hectares) 865.02 hectares
Population 1,010
Male Population 523
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhukhel compares

By the 2011 count Bhukhel is the 55th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 865.02 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Bhukhel

Bhukhel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhukhel as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhukhel from other places

Bhukhel lies about 86 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Bayad, about 3.5 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 Bhukhel
Nearest railway station Bayad 3.5 km
Nearest town Modāsa 27 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 86 km

Villages closest to Bhukhel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhukhel village had a population of 1,010. That makes it the 55th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Bhukhel village has 523 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhukhel has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bhukhel is 383325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhukhel covers 865.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhukhel falls under Bayad tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bhukhel is Bayad, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhukhel.

Bhukhel is about 86 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhukhel is in Bayad tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Bayad is about 3.5 km away. Modāsa is about 27 km away. Sabar Kantha is about 86 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amrapur (1.9 km), Ganeshpura (2.3 km) and Choila (3.2 km).

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

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