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About Bhenti Village

Bhenti is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 155 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,213 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhenti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhenti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249196
Area (hectares) 124.52 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 155
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,213
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 Bhenti compares

By the 2011 count Bhenti is the 84th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 124.52 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Bhenti

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

Bhenti lies about 16 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 Bhenti
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 16 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 16 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 41 km

Villages closest to Bhenti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhenti village had a population of 343. That makes it the 84th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Bhenti village has 155 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhenti has about 1213 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Bhenti is 249196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhenti covers 124.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhenti falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhenti 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhenti.

Bhenti is about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhenti is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 16 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 16 km away. Harrawala is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheturi (under 2 km), Khasir (under 2 km) and Goran (2.5 km).

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

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