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About Bhani Village

Bhani is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 44 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263633
Area (hectares) 62.39 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 44
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
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 Bhani compares

By the 2011 count Bhani is the 120th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 62.39 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 Bhani

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

Bhani lies about 22 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 88 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 Bhani
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 4.2 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 22 km
Nearest town Almora 50 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 88 km

Villages closest to Bhani

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 Bhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhani village had a population of 96. That makes it the 120th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Bhani village has 44 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhani has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Bhani is 263633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhani covers 62.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhani falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhani is Kathgodam, about 88 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 Bhani.

Bhani is about 22 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhani is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 4.2 km away. Bageshwar is about 22 km away. Almora is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chore Kharak (1.6 km), Kanyuti (2.7 km) and Jasrauli (3.2 km).

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

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