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About Bhonkara Village

Bhonkara is a small village in Pati tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 55 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 636 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262580, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhonkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhonkara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Pati
Pincode 262580
Area (hectares) 81.12 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 55
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 636
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 Bhonkara compares

By the 2011 count Bhonkara is the 110th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 323 residents. Its 81.12 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bhonkara

Bhonkara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhonkara 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 Bhonkara from other places

Bhonkara lies about 30 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 39 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 Bhonkara
Tehsil headquarters Pati 14 km
Nearest town Almora 21 km
District headquarters Champawat 30 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 39 km

Villages closest to Bhonkara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhonkara village had a population of 90. That makes it the 110th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 323 residents.

Bhonkara village has 55 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhonkara has about 636 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bhonkara is 262580. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhonkara covers 81.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhonkara falls under Pati tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhonkara is Kathgodam, about 39 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 Bhonkara.

Bhonkara is about 30 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhonkara is in Pati tehsil of Champawat district. Pati is about 14 km away. Almora is about 21 km away. Champawat is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barait (under 2 km), Jarauli (under 2 km) and Kwarala (under 2 km).

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

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