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About Bushal Village

Bushal is a small village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 106 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bushal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bushal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bangana
Pincode 174321
Area (hectares) 236.67 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 106
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
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 Bushal compares

By the 2011 count Bushal is the 116th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 236.67 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Bushal

Bushal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bushal 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 Bushal from other places

Bushal lies about 38 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 32 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 Bushal
Tehsil headquarters Bangana 19 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 32 km
District headquarters Una 38 km
Nearest town Nangal 43 km

Villages closest to Bushal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bushal village had a population of 218. That makes it the 116th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Bushal village has 106 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bushal has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Bushal is 174321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bushal covers 236.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bushal falls under Bangana tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bushal is Churaru Takarla, about 32 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 Bushal.

Bushal is about 38 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bushal is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. Bangana is about 19 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 32 km away. Una is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamnoti (1.8 km), Dolu (1.9 km) and Dobar (2.1 km).

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

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