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About Bhujund Village

Bhujund is a small village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 86 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhujund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhujund village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175142
Area (hectares) 88.1 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 86
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhujund compares

By the 2011 count Bhujund is the 14th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 88.1 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Bhujund

Bhujund is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhujund as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bhujund from other places

Bhujund lies about 61 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 73 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 Bhujund
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 21 km
Nearest town Chamba 37 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 61 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 73 km

Villages closest to Bhujund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhujund village had a population of 180. That makes it the 14th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

Bhujund village has 86 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhujund has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Bhujund is 175142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhujund covers 88.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhujund falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhujund is Chamunda Marg, about 73 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 10+ km distance for Bhujund.

Bhujund is about 61 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhujund is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 21 km away. Chamba is about 37 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Bhujund (under 2 km), Baraur (under 2 km) and Tindi (under 2 km).

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

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