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About Bunghar Village

Bunghar is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 73 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 740 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bunghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bunghar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 84.12 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 73
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 740
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bunghar compares

By the 2011 count Bunghar is the 91st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 84.12 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Bunghar

Bunghar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bunghar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bunghar from other places

Bunghar lies about 45 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 27 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 Bunghar
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 26 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 27 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 28 km
District headquarters Solan 45 km

Villages closest to Bunghar

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 Bunghar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bunghar village had a population of 127. That makes it the 91st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Bunghar village has 73 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bunghar has about 740 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Bunghar is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bunghar covers 84.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bunghar is Jutogh, about 27 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bunghar.

Bunghar is about 45 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bunghar is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Ramshahr is about 26 km away. Jutogh is about 27 km away. Sundarnagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tunsu (under 2 km), Ner (under 2 km) and Sanerh (1.6 km).

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

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