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About Byunkhi Village

Byunkhi is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 173 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Byunkhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Byunkhi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246439
Area (hectares) 124.99 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 173
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
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 Byunkhi compares

By the 2011 count Byunkhi is the 84th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 124.99 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Byunkhi

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

Byunkhi lies about 33 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 93 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 Byunkhi
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 5.7 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 33 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 48 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 93 km

Villages closest to Byunkhi

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 Byunkhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Byunkhi village had a population of 355. That makes it the 84th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Byunkhi village has 173 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Byunkhi has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Byunkhi is 246439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Byunkhi covers 124.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Byunkhi falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Byunkhi is Rishikesh, about 93 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 Byunkhi.

Byunkhi is about 33 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Byunkhi is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 5.7 km away. Rudraprayag is about 33 km away. Srīnagar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunjethi (under 2 km), Kotma (2.0 km) and Syansu (2.2 km).

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

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