About Bhunkher Village

Bhunkher is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 28 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhunkher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhunkher village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176125
Area (hectares)	8.58 hectares
Population	58
Male Population	28
Female Population	30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,071
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhunkher compares

By the 2011 count Bhunkher is the 184th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 8.58 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Bhunkher

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

Bhunkher lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 6.7 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 Bhunkher
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Baijnath Paprola	6.7 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	33 km
District headquarters	Kangra	37 km

Villages closest to Bhunkher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhunkher village had a population of 58. That makes it the 184th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Bhunkher village has 28 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhunkher has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Bhunkher is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhunkher covers 8.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhunkher falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhunkher is Baijnath Paprola, about 6.7 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 Bhunkher.

Bhunkher is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhunkher is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath is about 6.7 km away. Baijnath Paprola is about 6.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.