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About Bhengi Village

Bhengi is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 238 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,391 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhengi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhengi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 89.32 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 238
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,391
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhengi compares

By the 2011 count Bhengi is the 52nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 89.32 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Bhengi

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

Bhengi lies about 5.6 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 40 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 Bhengi
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 1.8 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 5.6 km
Nearest town Tehri 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 40 km

Villages closest to Bhengi

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 Bhengi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhengi village had a population of 569. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Bhengi village has 238 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhengi has about 1391 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

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

Bhengi covers 89.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhengi is Harrawala, about 40 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 km distance for Bhengi.

Bhengi is about 5.6 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhengi is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 1.8 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 5.6 km away. Tehri is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koldhar (under 2 km), Gadoli (under 2 km) and Kanda (under 2 km).

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

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