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About Bhunera Village

Bhunera is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 53 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhunera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhunera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 48.3 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 53
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Bhunera compares

By the 2011 count Bhunera is the 181st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 48.3 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Bhunera

Bhunera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhunera 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 Bhunera from other places

Bhunera lies about 32 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 63 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 Bhunera
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 14 km
Nearest town Almora 30 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 32 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 63 km

Villages closest to Bhunera

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 Bhunera

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhunera village had a population of 106. That makes it the 181st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Bhunera village has 53 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhunera has about 1000 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 Bhunera is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhunera covers 48.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhunera falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhunera is Kathgodam, about 63 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 Bhunera.

Bhunera is about 32 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhunera is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 14 km away. Almora is about 30 km away. Pithoragarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakara (under 2 km), Chauki Gunth (under 2 km) and Naghar (under 2 km).

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

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