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About Bhunyara Village

Bhunyara is a small village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 118 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhunyara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhunyara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249134
Area (hectares) 52.84 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 118
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
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 Bhunyara compares

By the 2011 count Bhunyara is the 73rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 52.84 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Bhunyara

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

Bhunyara lies about 20 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, 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 Bhunyara
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 20 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 20 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 27 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 40 km

Villages closest to Bhunyara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhunyara village had a population of 217. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Bhunyara village has 118 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhunyara has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Bhunyara is 249134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhunyara covers 52.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhunyara falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhunyara is Dehradun, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhunyara.

Bhunyara is about 20 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhunyara is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 20 km away. Uttarkashi is about 20 km away. Mussoorie is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandla (under 2 km), Maugh (under 2 km) and Matholi (under 2 km).

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

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