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About Budna Village

Budna is a mid sized village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,907, made up of 855 males and 1,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,230 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246141
Area (hectares) 205.91 hectares
Population 1,907
Male Population 855
Female Population 1,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,230
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budna compares

By the 2011 count Budna is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 205.91 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Budna

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

Budna lies about 57 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 61 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 Budna
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 28 km
Nearest town Almora 43 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 57 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 61 km

Villages closest to Budna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budna village had a population of 1,907. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Budna village has 855 males and 1,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budna has about 1230 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Budna is 246141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budna covers 205.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Budna falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Budna is Ramnagar, about 61 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 5 - 10 km distance for Budna.

Budna is about 57 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budna is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 28 km away. Almora is about 43 km away. Rudraprayag is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gethana (under 2 km), Ghanat Gaon (under 2 km) and Kimana (under 2 km).

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

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