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About Bhangeli Village

Bhangeli is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 147 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangeli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangeli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249135
Area (hectares) 284.31 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 147
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhangeli compares

By the 2011 count Bhangeli is the 74th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 284.31 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Bhangeli

Bhangeli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhangeli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhangeli from other places

Bhangeli lies about 30 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 91 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 Bhangeli
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 13 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 30 km
Nearest town Tehri 61 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 91 km

Villages closest to Bhangeli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangeli village had a population of 274. That makes it the 74th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Bhangeli village has 147 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangeli has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Bhangeli is 249135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangeli covers 284.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhangeli falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhangeli is Dehradun, about 91 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhangeli.

Bhangeli is about 30 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangeli is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Bhatwari is about 13 km away. Uttarkashi is about 30 km away. Tehri is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sungar (2.8 km), Hurri (3.0 km) and Tihar (8.1 km).

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

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