About Bhukhar Village

Bhukhar is a mid sized village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 311 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,203 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhukhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhukhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Bhoranj
Pincode	177024
Area (hectares)	57.94 hectares
Population	685
Male Population	311
Female Population	374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,203
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhukhar compares

By the 2011 count Bhukhar is the 30th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 57.94 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Bhukhar

Bhukhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhukhar 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 Bhukhar from other places

Bhukhar lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 38 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 Bhukhar
Tehsil headquarters	Bhoranj	7.3 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	18 km
Nearest town	Mandi	21 km
Nearest railway station	Joginder Nagar	38 km

Villages closest to Bhukhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhukhar village had a population of 685. That makes it the 30th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Bhukhar village has 311 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhukhar has about 1203 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Bhukhar is 177024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhukhar covers 57.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhukhar falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhukhar is Joginder Nagar, about 38 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 Bhukhar.

Bhukhar is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhukhar is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Bhoranj is about 7.3 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Mandi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.