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About Bhainswari Village

Bhainswari is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 131 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhainswari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhainswari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 103.36 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 131
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhainswari compares

By the 2011 count Bhainswari is the 102nd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 103.36 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Bhainswari

Bhainswari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhainswari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhainswari from other places

Bhainswari lies about 31 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 21 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 Bhainswari
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 8.9 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 21 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 31 km

Villages closest to Bhainswari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhainswari village had a population of 260. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Bhainswari village has 131 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhainswari has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Bhainswari is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhainswari covers 103.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhainswari falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhainswari is Dehradun, about 21 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 village for Bhainswari.

Bhainswari is about 31 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhainswari is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 8.9 km away. Mussoorie is about 9.4 km away. Dehradun is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rautu Ki Beli (under 2 km), Magara (under 2 km) and Thapla (2.5 km).

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

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