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About Bamret Bhakunda Village

Bamret Bhakunda is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 67 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamret Bhakunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamret Bhakunda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 84.14 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 67
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,149
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamret Bhakunda compares

By the 2011 count Bamret Bhakunda is the 111th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 84.14 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Bamret Bhakunda

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

How far is Bamret Bhakunda from other places

Bamret Bhakunda lies about 30 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 82 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 Bamret Bhakunda
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 4.3 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 30 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 82 km

Villages closest to Bamret Bhakunda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berinag 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 Bamret Bhakunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamret Bhakunda village had a population of 144. That makes it the 111th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Bamret Bhakunda village has 67 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamret Bhakunda has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Bamret Bhakunda is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamret Bhakunda covers 84.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamret Bhakunda falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bamret Bhakunda is Kathgodam, about 82 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bamret Bhakunda.

Bamret Bhakunda is about 30 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamret Bhakunda is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 4.3 km away. Pithoragarh is about 30 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sainar (under 2 km), Sildo (under 2 km) and Kalet (2.3 km).

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

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