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About Bhonkhera Village

Bhonkhera is a mid sized village in Sikandrabad tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 495 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.04 hectares hectares.

Bhonkhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhonkhera village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Sikandrabad
Area (hectares) 293.04 hectares
Population 955
Male Population 495
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhonkhera compares

By the 2011 count Bhonkhera is the 104th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,168 residents. Its 293.04 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Bhonkhera

Bhonkhera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhonkhera as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhonkhera from other places

Bhonkhera lies about 16 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Fatehpur Makrandpur, about 3.4 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 Bhonkhera
Nearest railway station Fatehpur Makrandpur 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikandrabad 5.7 km
Nearest town Sikandarābād 5.7 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 16 km

Villages closest to Bhonkhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhonkhera village had a population of 955. That makes it the 104th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,168 residents.

Bhonkhera village has 495 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhonkhera has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Bhonkhera covers 293.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhonkhera falls under Sikandrabad tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhonkhera is Fatehpur Makrandpur, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhonkhera.

Bhonkhera is about 16 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhonkhera is in Sikandrabad tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Fatehpur Makrandpur is about 3.4 km away. Sikandrabad is about 5.7 km away. Sikandarābād is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masauta (under 2 km), Malhpur (under 2 km) and Jauli (1.6 km).

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

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