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About Bhaunti Village

Bhaunti is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 168 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaunti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaunti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 140.04 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 168
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Bhaunti compares

By the 2011 count Bhaunti is the 73rd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 140.04 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bhaunti

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

Bhaunti lies about 32 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 44 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 Bhaunti
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 21 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 28 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 32 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 44 km

Villages closest to Bhaunti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaunti village had a population of 327. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Bhaunti village has 168 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaunti has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bhaunti is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaunti covers 140.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaunti falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhaunti is Dehradun, about 44 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 Bhaunti.

Bhaunti is about 32 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaunti is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 21 km away. Mussoorie is about 28 km away. Uttarkashi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhani (under 2 km), Dewal (under 2 km) and Bijori (1.6 km).

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

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