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- LGD code
- 42170
- Pincode
- 246419
- Post office
- Bhiri
- Population
- 273
- Households
- 62
- Literacy rate
- 75.8%
- Sex ratio
- 896 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 127
- Distance to district centre
- 18 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 105 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 278 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Makku Math · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhingi compares
By population, Bhingi ranks #85 of 204 villages in Ukhimath mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.8%
+3.0% vs mandal average
- Bhingi
- 75.8%
- Ukhimath mandal
- 72.8%
- Rudra Prayag district
- 70.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
896
−144 vs mandal average
- Bhingi
- 896
- Ukhimath mandal
- 1,040
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Bhingi
- 4.4
- Ukhimath mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhingi at a glance
Bhingi is a village of 273 people in 62 households (Census 2011) in Ukhimath tehsil, Rudra Prayag district, Uttarakhand, the 85th-largest of 204 villages in Ukhimath tehsil. Literacy is 76%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 896 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Rudra Prayag district centre, 56 km from Kulheri, the nearest town (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246419, served by Bhiri post office; the LGD village code is 42170. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Makku Math, 2 km away. The village votes in Kedarnath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shaila Rani Rawat. The population is estimated at 322 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Bhingi
- LGD code
- 42170
- Pincode
- 246419
- Post office
- Bhiri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 273
- Population (projected 2026)
- 322
- Households
- 62
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 896
- Literacy rate
- 75.8%
- Coordinates
- 30.48799°N, 79.11131°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kedarnath
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shaila Rani Rawat
- Block / Mandal
- Ukhimath
Getting there
How to reach Bhingi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun105 kmcapital
- Delhi278 km
- Kolkata1273 km
- Mumbai1416 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Bus stopRatura21 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Makku Math2 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank of India22 km
- Petrol pumpINDIAN OIL FUEL STATION22 km
- CollegeCHAURAS GROUND42 km
- Police stationRudraprayag Police Station26 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Bhingi
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
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