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About Buner Village

Buner is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,245, made up of 622 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buner Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buner village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 141.68 hectares
Population 1,245
Male Population 622
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Buner compares

By the 2011 count Buner is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 141.68 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Buner

Buner 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 Buner 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 Buner from other places

Buner lies about 10 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 2.7 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 Buner
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Nagrota 2.7 km
District headquarters Kangra 10 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 12 km

Villages closest to Buner

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Buner

As per the Census of India 2011, Buner village had a population of 1,245. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Buner village has 622 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buner has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Buner is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buner covers 141.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Buner falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Buner is Nagrota, about 2.7 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 Buner.

Buner is about 10 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buner is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota Bagwan is about 1.9 km away. Nagrota is about 2.7 km away. Kangra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buhnehr (under 2 km), Manjwar (under 2 km) and Kathwari (under 2 km).

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

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