About Bhukho Village

Bhukho is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 25 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhukho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhukho village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	70.54 hectares
Population	49
Male Population	25
Female Population	24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhukho compares

By the 2011 count Bhukho is the 381st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 70.54 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bhukho

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

Bhukho lies about 10 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 8.5 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 Bhukho
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	10 km
District headquarters	Shimla	10 km

Villages closest to Bhukho

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Bhukho

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhukho village had a population of 49. That makes it the 381st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bhukho village has 25 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhukho has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bhukho is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhukho covers 70.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhukho falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhukho is Summer Hill, about 8.5 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 Bhukho.

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

Bhukho is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 8.5 km away. Shimla Rural is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.