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About Bhaunka Village

Bhaunka is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 262 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaunka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaunka village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 274.48 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 262
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,156
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhaunka compares

By the 2011 count Bhaunka is the 58th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 274.48 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Bhaunka

Bhaunka 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 Bhaunka 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhaunka from other places

Bhaunka lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 10 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 Bhaunka
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 13 km
Nearest town Talwāra 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km

Villages closest to Bhaunka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaunka village had a population of 565. That makes it the 58th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Bhaunka village has 262 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaunka has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Bhaunka is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaunka covers 274.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaunka falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhaunka is Harsar Dehri, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhaunka.

Bhaunka is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaunka is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about 10 km away. Jawali is about 13 km away. Talwāra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kardial (2.3 km), Lohar Beh (3.1 km) and Jhakri (4.8 km).

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

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