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About Bhel Dunga Village

Bhel Dunga is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 17 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhel Dunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhel Dunga village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 139.84 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 17
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhel Dunga compares

By the 2011 count Bhel Dunga is the 200th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 139.84 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Bhel Dunga

Bhel Dunga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhel Dunga as Available within 10+ 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 Bhel Dunga from other places

Bhel Dunga lies about 36 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 9.8 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 Bhel Dunga
Nearest town Rishīkesh 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 9.8 km
District headquarters Garhwal 36 km

Villages closest to Bhel Dunga

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.

Common questions about Bhel Dunga

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhel Dunga village had a population of 31. That makes it the 200th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Bhel Dunga village has 17 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhel Dunga has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1206.

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

Bhel Dunga covers 139.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhel Dunga falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhel Dunga is Rishikesh, about 9.8 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 km distance for Bhel Dunga.

Bhel Dunga is about 36 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhel Dunga is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 9.4 km away. Yamkeshwar is about 9.8 km away. Rishikesh is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairagarh (under 2 km), Painya (under 2 km) and Kukreti Dhar (1.5 km).

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

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