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About Bhingi Village

Bhingi is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 144 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhingi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhingi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246419
Area (hectares) 113.26 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 144
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Bhingi compares

By the 2011 count Bhingi is the 102nd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 113.26 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Bhingi

Bhingi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhingi 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 Bhingi from other places

Bhingi lies about 26 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 Bhingi
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 3.6 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 26 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 43 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 90 km

Villages closest to Bhingi

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 Bhingi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhingi village had a population of 273. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Bhingi village has 144 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhingi has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Bhingi is 246419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhingi covers 113.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhingi falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhingi 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhingi.

Bhingi is about 26 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhingi is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 3.6 km away. Rudraprayag is about 26 km away. Srīnagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guna Kyark (under 2 km), Kyark (under 2 km) and Kyark Barsuri (under 2 km).

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

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