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About Bhuin Village

Bhuin is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 13 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhuin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhuin village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 24.79 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 13
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhuin compares

By the 2011 count Bhuin is the 387th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 24.79 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bhuin

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

Bhuin lies about 27 km from Shimla. 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 Bhuin
Tehsil headquarters Theog 8.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 27 km

Villages closest to Bhuin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhuin village had a population of 26. That makes it the 387th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bhuin village has 13 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhuin has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bhuin is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhuin covers 24.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhuin falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bhuin notes the nearest railway station 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 Bhuin.

Bhuin is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhuin is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 8.8 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damiana (under 2 km), Khar (under 2 km) and Raina (under 2 km).

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

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