Skip to main content

About Bhuwali Village

Bhuwali is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 73 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhuwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhuwali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 59.57 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 73
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhuwali compares

By the 2011 count Bhuwali is the 168th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 59.57 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1243.

Getting to Bhuwali

Bhuwali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhuwali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhuwali from other places

Bhuwali lies about 10 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 21 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 Bhuwali
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 2.7 km
District headquarters Garhwal 10 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 21 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 21 km

Villages closest to Bhuwali

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 Bhuwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhuwali village had a population of 159. That makes it the 168th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Bhuwali village has 73 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhuwali has about 1178 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 Bhuwali is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhuwali covers 59.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhuwali falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhuwali is Kotdwara, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhuwali.

Bhuwali is about 10 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhuwali is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 2.7 km away. Garhwal is about 10 km away. Kotdwāra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamrara (under 2 km), Kunjoli (under 2 km) and Parinda Malla (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.