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About Bhayun Village

Bhayun is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 67 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhayun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhayun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 39.21 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 67
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhayun compares

By the 2011 count Bhayun is the 154th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 39.21 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Bhayun

Bhayun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhayun as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhayun from other places

Bhayun lies about 29 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 70 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 Bhayun
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 12 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 29 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 29 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 70 km

Villages closest to Bhayun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhayun village had a population of 137. That makes it the 154th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Bhayun village has 67 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhayun has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Bhayun is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhayun covers 39.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhayun falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhayun is Kathgodam, about 70 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhayun.

Bhayun is about 29 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhayun is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 12 km away. Pithoragarh is about 29 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golthi (under 2 km), Chaur Duroli (1.7 km) and Tunda Chauri (1.7 km).

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

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