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About Bunga Village

Bunga is a mid sized village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,566, made up of 804 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bunga village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262554
Area (hectares) 117.06 hectares
Population 1,566
Male Population 804
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bunga compares

By the 2011 count Bunga is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 117.06 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Bunga

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

Bunga lies about 30 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 50 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 Bunga
Nearest town Almora 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 30 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 50 km

Villages closest to Bunga

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.

Common questions about Bunga

As per the Census of India 2011, Bunga village had a population of 1,566. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Bunga village has 804 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bunga has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Bunga is 262554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bunga covers 117.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bunga falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bunga is Kathgodam, about 50 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 Bunga.

Bunga is about 30 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bunga is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 23 km away. Munsiari is about 30 km away. Pithoragarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhunamani (1.9 km), Ritha (2.3 km) and Kawa Dhar (2.4 km).

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

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