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About Byung Village

Byung is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 78 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246471, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Byung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Byung village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246471
Area (hectares) 56.57 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 78
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Byung compares

By the 2011 count Byung is the 150th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 56.57 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Byung

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

Byung lies about 32 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 90 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 Byung
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 5.7 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 32 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 46 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 90 km

Villages closest to Byung

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Byung village had a population of 149. That makes it the 150th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Byung village has 78 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Byung has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Byung is 246471. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Byung covers 56.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Byung falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Byung is Rishikesh, about 90 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 Byung.

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

Byung is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 5.7 km away. Rudraprayag is about 32 km away. Srīnagar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jurani (under 2 km), Korkhitalli (under 2 km) and Jaikhanda (under 2 km).

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

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