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About Bhainga Village

Bhainga is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 378 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhainga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhainga village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 236.45 hectares
Population 758
Male Population 378
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhainga compares

By the 2011 count Bhainga is the 25th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 236.45 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Bhainga

Bhainga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhainga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bhainga from other places

Bhainga lies about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 41 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 Bhainga
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 5.8 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 11 km
Nearest town Tehri 11 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 41 km

Villages closest to Bhainga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhainga village had a population of 758. That makes it the 25th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Bhainga village has 378 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhainga has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Bhainga is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhainga covers 236.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhainga falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhainga is Harrawala, about 41 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhainga.

Bhainga 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.

Bhainga is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 5.8 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 Motna (under 2 km), Jangi (under 2 km) and Gwar (1.9 km).

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

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