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About Bumbbalu Village

Bumbbalu is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 52 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bumbbalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bumbbalu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177201
Area (hectares) 404.57 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 52
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bumbbalu compares

By the 2011 count Bumbbalu is the 208th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 404.57 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Bumbbalu

Bumbbalu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bumbbalu as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bumbbalu from other places

Bumbbalu lies about 52 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Guler, about 10 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 Bumbbalu
Nearest railway station Guler 10 km
Nearest town Talwāra 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Amb 26 km
District headquarters Una 52 km

Villages closest to Bumbbalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bumbbalu village had a population of 100. That makes it the 208th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Bumbbalu village has 52 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bumbbalu has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Bumbbalu is 177201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bumbbalu covers 404.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bumbbalu falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bumbbalu is Guler, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bumbbalu.

Bumbbalu is about 52 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bumbbalu is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Guler is about 10 km away. Talwāra is about 24 km away. Amb is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiv Bari (6.3 km), Hatwal (6.6 km) and Januhi (7.6 km).

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

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