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About Bhul Gaon Village

Bhul Gaon is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 40 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhul Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhul Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 119.4 hectares
Population 77
Male Population 40
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Bhul Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhul Gaon is the 255th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 119.4 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Bhul Gaon

Bhul Gaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhul Gaon 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhul Gaon from other places

Bhul Gaon lies about 26 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 84 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 Bhul Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 15 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 26 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 84 km

Villages closest to Bhul Gaon

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 Bhul Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhul Gaon village had a population of 77. That makes it the 255th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Bhul Gaon village has 40 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhul Gaon has about 925 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 Bhul Gaon is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhul Gaon covers 119.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhul Gaon falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhul Gaon is Tanakpur, about 84 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhul Gaon.

Bhul Gaon is about 26 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhul Gaon is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 15 km away. Pithoragarh is about 26 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijkot (1.6 km), Bhar Gaon (1.7 km) and Atkwali (1.8 km).

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

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