About Bhakunda Village

Bhakunda is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 50 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakunda village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Didihat
Pincode	262552
Area (hectares)	43.96 hectares
Population	96
Male Population	50
Female Population	46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
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 Bhakunda compares

By the 2011 count Bhakunda is the 231st largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 43.96 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1103.

Getting to Bhakunda

Bhakunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for 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 Bhakunda from other places

Bhakunda lies about 24 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 81 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 Bhakunda
Tehsil headquarters	Didihat	17 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	24 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	24 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	81 km

Villages closest to Bhakunda

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.

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Common questions about Bhakunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakunda village had a population of 96. That makes it the 231st largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Bhakunda village has 50 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakunda has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

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

Bhakunda covers 43.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhakunda falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhakunda is Tanakpur, about 81 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 Bhakunda.

Bhakunda is about 24 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakunda is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 17 km away. Pithoragarh is about 24 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.