About Bukkanpur Village

Bukkanpur is a large village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,179, made up of 1,660 males and 1,519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukkanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukkanpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Hardwar
Tehsil	Laksar
Pincode	247663
Area (hectares)	382.58 hectares
Population	3,179
Male Population	1,660
Female Population	1,519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bukkanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bukkanpur is the 14th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 382.58 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Bukkanpur

Bukkanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bukkanpur as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bukkanpur from other places

Bukkanpur lies about 21 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Aithal, about 1.8 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 Bukkanpur
Nearest railway station	Aithal	1.8 km
Nearest town	Manglaur	16 km
District headquarters	Hardwar	21 km

Villages closest to Bukkanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukkanpur village had a population of 3,179. That makes it the 14th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Bukkanpur village has 1,660 males and 1,519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukkanpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Bukkanpur is 247663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukkanpur covers 382.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bukkanpur falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bukkanpur is Aithal, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bukkanpur.

Bukkanpur is about 21 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukkanpur is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. Aithal is about 1.8 km away. Manglaur is about 16 km away. Hardwar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.