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About Bhelunta Village

Bhelunta is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 54 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,370 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhelunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelunta village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 32.52 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 54
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,370
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhelunta compares

By the 2011 count Bhelunta is the 229th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 32.52 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Bhelunta

Bhelunta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhelunta as Available within village. 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 Bhelunta from other places

Bhelunta lies about 39 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 9.8 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 Bhelunta
Nearest town Rishīkesh 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 19 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 39 km

Villages closest to Bhelunta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelunta village had a population of 128. That makes it the 229th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Bhelunta village has 54 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelunta has about 1370 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Bhelunta is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhelunta covers 32.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhelunta falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhelunta is Rishikesh, about 9.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhelunta.

Bhelunta is about 39 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhelunta is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 9.4 km away. Rishikesh is about 9.8 km away. Ghansali is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dung (under 2 km), Bhauna (3.6 km) and Bonga (4.9 km).

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

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