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About Bugala Village

Bugala is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 130 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249192, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bugala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bugala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249192
Area (hectares) 105.62 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 130
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bugala compares

By the 2011 count Bugala is the 107th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 105.62 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Bugala

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

Bugala lies about 32 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 19 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 Bugala
Nearest town Rishīkesh 19 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 20 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 32 km

Villages closest to Bugala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bugala village had a population of 241. That makes it the 107th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Bugala village has 130 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bugala has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Bugala is 249192. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bugala covers 105.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bugala falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bugala is Rishikesh, about 19 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 Bugala.

Bugala is about 32 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bugala is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 19 km away. Rishikesh is about 19 km away. Narendranagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nasogi (under 2 km), Mundala (under 2 km) and Mandiyari Gaon (1.8 km).

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

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