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About Bughani Village

Bughani is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 63 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246176, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bughani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bughani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246176
Area (hectares) 36.64 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 63
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bughani compares

By the 2011 count Bughani is the 62nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 36.64 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Bughani

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

Bughani lies about 51 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 56 km away. 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 Bughani
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 6.9 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 6.9 km
District headquarters Garhwal 51 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 56 km

Villages closest to Bughani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bughani village had a population of 127. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Bughani village has 63 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bughani has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Bughani is 246176. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bughani covers 36.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bughani falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bughani is Rishikesh, about 56 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bughani.

Bughani is about 51 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bughani is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Srinagar is about 6.9 km away. Srīnagar is about 6.9 km away. Garhwal is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gairu L Bughani (under 2 km), Malettha (under 2 km) and Bhatoli (under 2 km).

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

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