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About Bukhras Village

Bukhras is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 62 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukhras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukhras village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175039
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 62
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bukhras compares

By the 2011 count Bukhras is the 122nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bukhras

Bukhras is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bukhras as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bukhras from other places

Bukhras lies about 29 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 42 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 Bukhras
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 10 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 18 km
District headquarters Mandi 29 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 42 km

Villages closest to Bukhras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukhras village had a population of 124. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Bukhras village has 62 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukhras has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bukhras is 175039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukhras covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bukhras falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bukhras is Summer Hill, about 42 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bukhras.

Bukhras is about 29 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukhras is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 10 km away. Sundarnagar is about 18 km away. Mandi is about 29 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 Kandhli (1.8 km), Kandhli (1.8 km) and Chhen Megal (2.2 km).

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

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