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About Bhaunri Village

Bhaunri is a large village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,278, made up of 1,185 males and 1,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1931 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaunri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaunri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ranka
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 1931 hectares
Population 2,278
Male Population 1,185
Female Population 1,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaunri compares

By the 2011 count Bhaunri is the 8th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 1931 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 983.

Getting to Bhaunri

Bhaunri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhaunri as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bhaunri from other places

Bhaunri lies about 38 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 39 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 Bhaunri
Tehsil headquarters Ranka 20 km
District headquarters Garhwa 38 km
Nearest railway station Garwa 39 km

Villages closest to Bhaunri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaunri village had a population of 2,278. That makes it the 8th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Bhaunri village has 1,185 males and 1,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaunri has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bhaunri is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaunri covers 1931 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhaunri falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhaunri is Garwa, about 39 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhaunri.

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

Bhaunri is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 20 km away. Garhwa is about 38 km away. Garwa is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwahi (2.8 km), Chutia (4.3 km) and Bardari (4.6 km).

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

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