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About Bantuo Village

Bantuo is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 79 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bantuo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bantuo village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248196
Area (hectares) 145.29 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 79
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
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 Bantuo compares

By the 2011 count Bantuo is the 100th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 145.29 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Bantuo

Bantuo is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bantuo 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 Bantuo from other places

Bantuo lies about 38 km from Dehradun. 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 Bantuo
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 12 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 27 km
District headquarters Dehradun 38 km

Villages closest to Bantuo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bantuo village had a population of 155. That makes it the 100th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Bantuo village has 79 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bantuo has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bantuo is 248196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bantuo covers 145.29 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.

Bantuo falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Bantuo notes the nearest railway station 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 Bantuo.

Bantuo is about 38 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bantuo is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 12 km away. Mussoorie is about 27 km away. Dehradun is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gharana Urf Jisyou (under 2 km), Sainj (2.3 km) and Udapalta (2.7 km).

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

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