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About Bhanar Village

Bhanar is a mid sized village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,803, made up of 798 males and 1,005 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,259 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1434.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263632, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263632
Area (hectares) 1434.16 hectares
Population 1,803
Male Population 798
Female Population 1,005
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,259
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 Bhanar compares

By the 2011 count Bhanar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 1434.16 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Bhanar

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

Bhanar lies about 28 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 90 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 Bhanar
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 13 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 28 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 44 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 90 km

Villages closest to Bhanar

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 Bhanar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanar village had a population of 1,803. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Bhanar village has 798 males and 1,005 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanar has about 1259 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1098.

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

Bhanar covers 1434.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhanar falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhanar is Kathgodam, about 90 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 Bhanar.

Bhanar is about 28 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanar is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 13 km away. Bageshwar is about 28 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sama (2.7 km), Seli Sama (2.7 km) and Siri (3.8 km).

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

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