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About Bhukum Village

Bhukum is a large village in Mulshi tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,859, made up of 1,545 males and 1,314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1089 hectares hectares.

Bhukum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhukum village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Mulshi
Area (hectares) 1089 hectares
Population 2,859
Male Population 1,545
Female Population 1,314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhukum compares

By the 2011 count Bhukum is the 12th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents. Its 1089 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bhukum

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

Bhukum lies about 14 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Vanaz, about 8.9 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 Bhukum
Nearest town Kharakvasla 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Vanaz 8.9 km
District headquarters Pune 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mulshi 22 km

Villages closest to Bhukum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhukum village had a population of 2,859. That makes it the 12th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents.

Bhukum village has 1,545 males and 1,314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhukum has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Bhukum covers 1089 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhukum falls under Mulshi tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhukum is Vanaz, about 8.9 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 Bhukum.

Bhukum is about 14 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhukum is in Mulshi tehsil of Pune district. Kharakvasla is about 8.3 km away. Vanaz is about 8.9 km away. Pune is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhugaon (3.1 km), Lavale (3.2 km) and Tav (3.9 km).

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

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