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About Bhulkwani Gwad Village

Bhulkwani Gwad is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 67 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhulkwani Gwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhulkwani Gwad village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246453
Area (hectares) 54.08 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 67
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhulkwani Gwad compares

By the 2011 count Bhulkwani Gwad is the 187th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 54.08 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Bhulkwani Gwad

Bhulkwani Gwad is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhulkwani Gwad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhulkwani Gwad from other places

Bhulkwani Gwad lies about 35 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 102 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 Bhulkwani Gwad
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 16 km
District headquarters Chamoli 35 km
Nearest town Almora 68 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 102 km

Villages closest to Bhulkwani Gwad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tharali 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 Bhulkwani Gwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhulkwani Gwad village had a population of 142. That makes it the 187th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Bhulkwani Gwad village has 67 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhulkwani Gwad has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Bhulkwani Gwad is 246453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhulkwani Gwad covers 54.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhulkwani Gwad falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhulkwani Gwad is Ramnagar, about 102 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhulkwani Gwad.

Bhulkwani Gwad is about 35 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhulkwani Gwad is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 16 km away. Chamoli is about 35 km away. Almora is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gawani (under 2 km), Vaan Madhye Kuling (5.1 km) and Kansola (5.8 km).

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

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