About Bonga Village

Bonga is a mid sized village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 645, made up of 321 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bonga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bonga village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Bhatwari
Pincode	249193
Area (hectares)	98.34 hectares
Population	645
Male Population	321
Female Population	324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
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 Bonga compares

By the 2011 count Bonga is the 28th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 98.34 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Bonga

Bonga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bonga 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 Bonga from other places

Bonga lies about 2.0 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 60 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 Bonga
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhatwari	20 km
Nearest town	Tehri	36 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	60 km

Villages closest to Bonga

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.

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Common questions about Bonga

As per the Census of India 2011, Bonga village had a population of 645. That makes it the 28th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Bonga village has 321 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bonga has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

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

Bonga covers 98.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bonga falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bonga is Dehradun, about 60 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 Bonga.

Bonga is about 2.0 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bonga is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 2.0 km away. Bhatwari is about 20 km away. Tehri is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.