About Buin Village

Buin is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 273 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buin village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	270 hectares
Population	492
Male Population	273
Female Population	219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	802
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Buin compares

By the 2011 count Buin is the 65th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Buin

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

How far is Buin from other places

Buin lies about 30 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 66 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 Buin
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	30 km
District headquarters	Chamba	30 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	66 km

Villages closest to Buin

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

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Common questions about Buin

As per the Census of India 2011, Buin village had a population of 492. That makes it the 65th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Buin village has 273 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buin has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Buin is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buin covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Buin falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Buin is Nurpur Road, about 66 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Buin.

Buin is about 30 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buin is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 30 km away. Chamba is about 30 km away. Nurpur Road is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.