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About Bukhara Kheta Village

Bukhara Kheta is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 30 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukhara Kheta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukhara Kheta village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246431
Area (hectares) 45.52 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 30
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,867
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bukhara Kheta compares

By the 2011 count Bukhara Kheta is the 174th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 45.52 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1219.

Getting to Bukhara Kheta

Bukhara Kheta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bukhara Kheta as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bukhara Kheta from other places

Bukhara Kheta lies about 32 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 78 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 Bukhara Kheta
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 13 km
District headquarters Chamoli 32 km
Nearest town Pauri 40 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 78 km

Villages closest to Bukhara Kheta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairsain 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 Bukhara Kheta

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukhara Kheta village had a population of 86. That makes it the 174th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Bukhara Kheta village has 30 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukhara Kheta has about 1867 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Bukhara Kheta is 246431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukhara Kheta covers 45.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bukhara Kheta falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bukhara Kheta is Kotdwara, about 78 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bukhara Kheta.

Bukhara Kheta is about 32 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukhara Kheta is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 13 km away. Chamoli is about 32 km away. Pauri is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisarakheta Palla (under 2 km), Ghuma Khet Malla (under 2 km) and Jakhet (under 2 km).

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

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