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About Bhunar Village

Bhunar is a small village in Tyuni tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 223, made up of 122 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248199, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhunar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhunar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Tyuni
Pincode 248199
Area (hectares) 174.97 hectares
Population 223
Male Population 122
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhunar compares

By the 2011 count Bhunar is the 62nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 414 residents. Its 174.97 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 925.

Getting to Bhunar

Bhunar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhunar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhunar from other places

Bhunar lies about 32 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 Bhunar
Nearest town Mussoorie 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Tyuni 32 km
District headquarters Dehradun 32 km

Villages closest to Bhunar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhunar village had a population of 223. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 414 residents.

Bhunar village has 122 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhunar has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Bhunar is 248199. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhunar covers 174.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhunar falls under Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Bhunar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhunar.

Bhunar is about 32 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhunar is in Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district. Mussoorie is about 18 km away. Tyuni is about 32 km away. Dehradun is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandoi (7.2 km), Asoi (7.5 km) and Banachilar (8.5 km).

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

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