About Bhankoli Village

Bhankoli is a mid sized village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,027, made up of 495 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1172.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, 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	Puraula
Pincode	249185
Area (hectares)	1172.89 hectares
Population	1,027
Male Population	495
Female Population	532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,075
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 Bhankoli compares

By the 2011 count Bhankoli is the 6th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 1172.89 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Bhankoli

Bhankoli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhankoli 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 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
Tehsil headquarters	Puraula	13 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	13 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 Puraula 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 Bhankoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhankoli village had a population of 1,027. That makes it the 6th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Bhankoli village has 495 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhankoli has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Bhankoli is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhankoli covers 1172.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhankoli falls under Puraula 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ 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 Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Puraula is about 13 km away. Uttarkashi is about 13 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.