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About Bhakuna Village

Bhakuna is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 49 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263632, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakuna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263632
Area (hectares) 59.43 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 49
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
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 Bhakuna compares

By the 2011 count Bhakuna is the 117th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 59.43 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Bhakuna

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

Bhakuna lies about 36 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 81 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 Bhakuna
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 29 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 36 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 81 km

Villages closest to Bhakuna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakuna village had a population of 103. That makes it the 117th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Bhakuna village has 49 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakuna has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Bhakuna is 263632. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakuna covers 59.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhakuna falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhakuna is Tanakpur, about 81 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 Bhakuna.

Bhakuna is about 36 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakuna is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Pithorāgarh is about 24 km away. Kapkot is about 29 km away. Bageshwar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamaghar (7.3 km), Bhayu Mai Hhurauni (12 km) and Kismila Machera (12 km).

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

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