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About Bunga Village

Bunga is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 196 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bunga village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 452.36 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 196
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Bunga compares

By the 2011 count Bunga is the 14th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 452.36 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Bunga

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

Bunga lies about 18 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 28 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 Bunga
District headquarters Garhwal 18 km
Nearest town Pauri 24 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 28 km

Villages closest to Bunga

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 Bunga

As per the Census of India 2011, Bunga village had a population of 387. That makes it the 14th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Bunga village has 196 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bunga has about 974 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 Bunga is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bunga covers 452.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bunga falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bunga is Kotdwara, about 28 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 Bunga.

Bunga is about 18 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bunga is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 18 km away. Pauri is about 24 km away. Kotdwara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanyar (4.4 km), Bosali (5.4 km) and Gadkot (5.6 km).

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

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