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About Bakunda Village

Bakunda is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 149 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246285, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakunda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246285
Area (hectares) 120.92 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 149
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
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 Bakunda compares

By the 2011 count Bakunda is the 86th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 120.92 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 1285.

Getting to Bakunda

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

Bakunda lies about 43 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 53 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 Bakunda
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 10 km
Nearest town Pauri 35 km
District headquarters Garhwal 43 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 53 km

Villages closest to Bakunda

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 Bakunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakunda village had a population of 329. That makes it the 86th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Bakunda village has 149 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakunda has about 1208 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 Bakunda is 246285. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakunda covers 120.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakunda falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bakunda is Kotdwara, about 53 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 Bakunda.

Bakunda is about 43 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakunda is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 10 km away. Pauri is about 35 km away. Garhwal is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kund Lagga Sukeyee (under 2 km), Kundeel (under 2 km) and Kundinagar (under 2 km).

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

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