Skip to main content

About Bhakungi Village

Bhakungi is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 59 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakungi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakungi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 173218
Area (hectares) 50.9 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 59
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhakungi compares

By the 2011 count Bhakungi is the 101st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 50.9 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Bhakungi

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

Bhakungi lies about 36 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 18 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 Bhakungi
Nearest railway station Jutogh 18 km
Nearest town Shimla 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 24 km
District headquarters Solan 36 km

Villages closest to Bhakungi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakungi village had a population of 119. That makes it the 101st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Bhakungi village has 59 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakungi has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Bhakungi is 173218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakungi covers 50.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhakungi falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhakungi is Jutogh, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Bhakungi.

Bhakungi is about 36 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakungi is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Ramshahr is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Malaun (2.0 km), Malaun Bhagta (2.0 km) and Malaun Khas (2.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All