About Bhaintgaon Village

Bhaintgaon is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 357 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaintgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaintgaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Dunda
Pincode	249165
Area (hectares)	81.17 hectares
Population	719
Male Population	357
Female Population	362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
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 Bhaintgaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhaintgaon is the 21st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 81.17 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Bhaintgaon

Bhaintgaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhaintgaon 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 Bhaintgaon from other places

Bhaintgaon lies about 31 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 35 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 Bhaintgaon
Nearest town	Tehri	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dunda	13 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	31 km
Nearest railway station	Harrawala	35 km

Villages closest to Bhaintgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaintgaon village had a population of 719. That makes it the 21st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Bhaintgaon village has 357 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaintgaon has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Bhaintgaon is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaintgaon covers 81.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhaintgaon falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhaintgaon is Harrawala, about 35 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 Bhaintgaon.

Bhaintgaon is about 31 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaintgaon is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 12 km away. Dunda is about 13 km away. Uttarkashi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.