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About Bhayasu Village

Bhayasu is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 96 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhayasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhayasu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246128
Area (hectares) 148.91 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 96
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,188
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 Bhayasu compares

By the 2011 count Bhayasu is the 111th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 148.91 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Bhayasu

Bhayasu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhayasu 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 Bhayasu from other places

Bhayasu lies about 6.5 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Bhayasu
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 3.2 km
District headquarters Garhwal 6.5 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 17 km

Villages closest to Bhayasu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhayasu village had a population of 210. That makes it the 111th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Bhayasu village has 96 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhayasu has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Bhayasu is 246128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhayasu covers 148.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhayasu falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhayasu is Kotdwara, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhayasu.

Bhayasu is about 6.5 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhayasu is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 3.2 km away. Garhwal is about 6.5 km away. Kotdwāra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhayansoo (under 2 km), Kathela (under 2 km) and Nau Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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