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About Bhandrauta Village

Bhandrauta is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 79 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 772 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandrauta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandrauta village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 80.75 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 79
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 772
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 Bhandrauta compares

By the 2011 count Bhandrauta is the 112th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 80.75 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 948.

Getting to Bhandrauta

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

Bhandrauta lies about 42 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 Bhandrauta
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 12 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 21 km
District headquarters Dehradun 42 km

Villages closest to Bhandrauta

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 Bhandrauta

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandrauta village had a population of 140. That makes it the 112th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Bhandrauta village has 79 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandrauta has about 772 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bhandrauta is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandrauta covers 80.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhandrauta falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Bhandrauta 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 Bhandrauta.

Bhandrauta is about 42 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandrauta is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 12 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 21 km away. Dehradun is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kherwa (under 2 km), Dabra (1.5 km) and Dau (2.9 km).

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

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