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About Bhanara Village

Bhanara is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 239 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262551
Area (hectares) 287.46 hectares
Population 480
Male Population 239
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanara compares

By the 2011 count Bhanara is the 32nd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 287.46 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Bhanara

Bhanara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhanara as Available within <5 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 Bhanara from other places

Bhanara lies about 44 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 90 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 Bhanara
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 9.7 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 44 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 44 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 90 km

Villages closest to Bhanara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanara village had a population of 480. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Bhanara village has 239 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanara has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Bhanara is 262551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanara covers 287.46 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.

Bhanara falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhanara is Kathgodam, about 90 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhanara.

Bhanara is about 44 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanara is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 9.7 km away. Pithoragarh is about 44 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jubra (under 2 km), Danaula (under 2 km) and Pasama (2.5 km).

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

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