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About Bung Bung Village

Bung Bung is a mid sized village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 271 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262546, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bung Bung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bung Bung village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Dharchula
Pincode 262546
Area (hectares) 212.53 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 271
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bung Bung compares

By the 2011 count Bung Bung is the 28th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 212.53 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bung Bung

Bung Bung is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bung Bung as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bangapani, Baram, Bauling and Baun. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bung Bung

As per the Census of India 2011, Bung Bung village had a population of 516. That makes it the 28th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Bung Bung village has 271 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bung Bung has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bung Bung is 262546. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bung Bung covers 212.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bung Bung falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Bung Bung notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Bung Bung.

Bung Bung is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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