About Bhuana Village

Bhuana is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 144 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176076, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhuana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhuana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176076
Area (hectares)	58.56 hectares
Population	305
Male Population	144
Female Population	161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,118
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhuana compares

By the 2011 count Bhuana is the 211th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 58.56 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Bhuana

Bhuana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhuana 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhuana from other places

Bhuana lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 1.8 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 Bhuana
Nearest railway station	Panchrukhi	1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	7.2 km
District headquarters	Kangra	30 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	31 km

Villages closest to Bhuana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhuana village had a population of 305. That makes it the 211th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bhuana village has 144 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhuana has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bhuana is 176076. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhuana covers 58.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhuana falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhuana is Panchrukhi, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Bhuana is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 1.8 km away. Palampur is about 7.2 km away. Kangra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.