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About Bhauna Village

Bhauna is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 104 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,654 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhauna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 85.3 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 104
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,654
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhauna compares

By the 2011 count Bhauna is the 166th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 85.3 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 Bhauna

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

Bhauna lies about 38 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 6.2 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 Bhauna
Nearest town Rishīkesh 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 22 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 38 km

Villages closest to Bhauna

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 Bhauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhauna village had a population of 276. That makes it the 166th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Bhauna village has 104 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhauna has about 1654 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

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

Bhauna covers 85.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhauna is Rishikesh, about 6.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhauna.

Bhauna is about 38 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhauna is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 5.9 km away. Rishikesh is about 6.2 km away. Ghansali is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhelunta (3.6 km), Dung (3.6 km) and Ragdi Maya Sankari (5.3 km).

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

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