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About Baunstha Village

Baunstha is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 44 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,386 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baunstha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baunstha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 68.49 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 44
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,386
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 Baunstha compares

By the 2011 count Baunstha is the 87th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 68.49 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1266.

Getting to Baunstha

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

Baunstha lies about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 36 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 Baunstha
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 5.6 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 11 km
Nearest town Tehri 11 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 36 km

Villages closest to Baunstha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baunstha village had a population of 105. That makes it the 87th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Baunstha village has 44 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baunstha has about 1386 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Baunstha is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baunstha covers 68.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baunstha falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baunstha is Rishikesh, about 36 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 Baunstha.

Baunstha is about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baunstha is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 5.6 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 11 km away. Tehri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palkot (under 2 km), Jhelam (under 2 km) and Garakot (1.5 km).

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

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