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About Bhunau Village

Bhunau is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 27 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhunau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhunau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248196
Area (hectares) 19.59 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 27
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,185
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 Bhunau compares

By the 2011 count Bhunau is the 155th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 19.59 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Bhunau

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

Bhunau lies about 31 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 Bhunau
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 15 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 18 km
District headquarters Dehradun 31 km

Villages closest to Bhunau

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 Bhunau

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhunau village had a population of 59. That makes it the 155th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Bhunau village has 27 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhunau has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

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

Bhunau covers 19.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhunau falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Bhunau 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 Bhunau.

Bhunau is about 31 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhunau is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 15 km away. Mussoorie is about 18 km away. Dehradun is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khati (under 2 km), Mahasasa (1.8 km) and Latau (2.1 km).

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

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