About Bhakunda Village

Bhakunda is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 42 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262553, 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	Munsiari
Pincode	262553
Area (hectares)	272.61 hectares
Population	86
Male Population	42
Female Population	44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
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 138th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 272.61 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1054.

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	Munsiari	24 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 Munsiari 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 86. That makes it the 138th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Bhakunda village has 42 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakunda has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Bhakunda is 262553. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakunda covers 272.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhakunda falls under Munsiari 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 Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 24 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.