About Bhunar Village

Bhunar is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 46, made up of 24 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhunar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhunar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	42.79 hectares
Population	46
Male Population	24
Female Population	22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
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 Bhunar compares

By the 2011 count Bhunar is the 243rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 42.79 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1159.

Getting to Bhunar

Bhunar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhunar 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 Bhunar from other places

Bhunar lies about 50 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 39 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 Bhunar
Nearest town	Almora	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangolihat	34 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	39 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	50 km

Villages closest to Bhunar

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.

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Common questions about Bhunar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhunar village had a population of 46. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Bhunar village has 24 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhunar has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Bhunar is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhunar covers 42.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhunar falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhunar is Kathgodam, about 39 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 Bhunar.

Bhunar is about 50 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhunar is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 3.4 km away. Gangolihat is about 34 km away. Kathgodam is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.