About Bhant Village

Bhant is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 60 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhant village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Yamkeshwar
Pincode	246121
Area (hectares)	66.5 hectares
Population	118
Male Population	60
Female Population	58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhant compares

By the 2011 count Bhant is the 116th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 66.5 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Bhant

Bhant is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhant as Available within 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 Bhant from other places

Bhant lies about 3.6 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 14 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 Bhant
District headquarters	Garhwal	3.6 km
Nearest town	Kotdwāra	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Yamkeshwar	30 km

Villages closest to Bhant

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

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Common questions about Bhant

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhant village had a population of 118. That makes it the 116th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Bhant village has 60 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhant has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Bhant is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhant covers 66.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhant falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhant is Kotdwara, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhant.

Bhant is about 3.6 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhant is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 3.6 km away. Kotdwāra is about 14 km away. Kotdwara is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.