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About Bhourad Village

Bhourad is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 145 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246277, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhourad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhourad village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246277
Area (hectares) 176.42 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 145
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
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 Bhourad compares

By the 2011 count Bhourad is the 98th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 176.42 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1285.

Getting to Bhourad

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

Bhourad lies about 40 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 50 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 Bhourad
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 17 km
Nearest town Pauri 39 km
District headquarters Garhwal 40 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 50 km

Villages closest to Bhourad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhourad village had a population of 306. That makes it the 98th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Bhourad village has 145 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhourad has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Bhourad is 246277. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhourad covers 176.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhourad falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhourad is Kotdwara, about 50 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 Bhourad.

Bhourad is about 40 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhourad is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 17 km away. Pauri is about 39 km away. Garhwal is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakhand (under 2 km), Sera Malla (under 2 km) and Sera Talla (under 2 km).

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

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