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About Bonga Village

Bonga is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 11 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,364 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bonga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bonga village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 32.76 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 11
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,364
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 Bonga compares

By the 2011 count Bonga is the 315th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 32.76 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Bonga

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

Bonga lies about 17 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 20 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 Bonga
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 17 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 17 km
Nearest town Tehri 17 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 20 km

Villages closest to Bonga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bonga village had a population of 26. That makes it the 315th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Bonga village has 11 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bonga has about 1364 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Bonga is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bonga covers 32.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bonga falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bonga is Rishikesh, about 20 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 Bonga.

Bonga is about 17 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bonga is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 17 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 17 km away. Tehri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pali Dangwalon Ki (2.4 km), Danara (2.5 km) and Davara (2.5 km).

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

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