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About Bhutanu Village

Bhutanu is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 241 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhutanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhutanu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 160.43 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 241
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
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 Bhutanu compares

By the 2011 count Bhutanu is the 34th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 160.43 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 936.

Getting to Bhutanu

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

Bhutanu lies about 53 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 63 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 Bhutanu
Tehsil headquarters Mori 21 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 49 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 53 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 63 km

Villages closest to Bhutanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhutanu village had a population of 439. That makes it the 34th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Bhutanu village has 241 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhutanu has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Bhutanu is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhutanu covers 160.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhutanu falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhutanu is Dehradun, about 63 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 Bhutanu.

Bhutanu is about 53 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhutanu is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 21 km away. Mussoorie is about 49 km away. Uttarkashi is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewal (2.5 km), Kalich (3.8 km) and Kukrera (11 km).

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

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