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About Bhuinra Village

Bhuinra is a mid sized village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 253 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhuinra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhuinra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173211
Area (hectares) 375 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 253
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhuinra compares

By the 2011 count Bhuinra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 375 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bhuinra

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

Bhuinra lies about 39 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 17 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 Bhuinra
Nearest town Shimla 17 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 33 km
District headquarters Solan 39 km

Villages closest to Bhuinra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhuinra village had a population of 503. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Bhuinra village has 253 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhuinra has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bhuinra is 173211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhuinra covers 375 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhuinra falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhuinra is Summer Hill, about 17 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 Bhuinra.

Bhuinra is about 39 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhuinra is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 17 km away. Summer Hill is about 17 km away. Kandaghat is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhench (6.3 km), Banota (9.8 km) and Bashol (10 km).

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

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