About Buchair Village

Buchair is a large village in Ani tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,729, made up of 1,415 males and 1,314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buchair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buchair village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Ani
Pincode	172026
Area (hectares)	344 hectares
Population	2,729
Male Population	1,415
Female Population	1,314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Buchair compares

By the 2011 count Buchair is the 11th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,348 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Buchair

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

Buchair lies about 56 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 45 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 Buchair
Tehsil headquarters	Ani	12 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	38 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	45 km
District headquarters	Kullu	56 km

Villages closest to Buchair

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buchair village had a population of 2,729. That makes it the 11th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,348 residents.

Buchair village has 1,415 males and 1,314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buchair has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Buchair is 172026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buchair covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Buchair falls under Ani tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Buchair is Shimla, about 45 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 Buchair.

Buchair is about 56 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buchair is in Ani tehsil of Kullu district. Ani is about 12 km away. Sundarnagar is about 38 km away. Shimla is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.