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About Bheemawala Village

Bheemawala is a large village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,397, made up of 1,252 males and 1,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248198, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bheemawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bheemawala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248198
Area (hectares) 309.09 hectares
Population 2,397
Male Population 1,252
Female Population 1,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bheemawala compares

By the 2011 count Bheemawala is the 35th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 309.09 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Bheemawala

Bheemawala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bheemawala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bheemawala from other places

Bheemawala 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 Bheemawala
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 1.5 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 13 km
District headquarters Dehradun 31 km

Villages closest to Bheemawala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bheemawala village had a population of 2,397. That makes it the 35th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Bheemawala village has 1,252 males and 1,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bheemawala has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Bheemawala is 248198. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bheemawala covers 309.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bheemawala falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bheemawala.

Bheemawala 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.

Bheemawala is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 1.5 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 13 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 Babugarh (under 2 km), Fatehpur (under 2 km) and Nawabgarh (2.4 km).

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

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