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About Bhankoli Village

Bhankoli is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 241 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhankoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhankoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 420.5 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 241
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Bhankoli compares

By the 2011 count Bhankoli is the 43rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 420.5 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Bhankoli

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

Bhankoli lies about 13 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 72 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 Bhankoli
District headquarters Uttarkashi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 16 km
Nearest town Tehri 50 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 72 km

Villages closest to Bhankoli

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 Bhankoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhankoli village had a population of 470. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Bhankoli village has 241 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhankoli has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Bhankoli is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhankoli covers 420.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhankoli falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhankoli is Dehradun, about 72 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 Bhankoli.

Bhankoli is about 13 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhankoli is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 13 km away. Bhatwari is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajoli (1.6 km), Seku (1.8 km) and Dandalka (2.0 km).

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

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