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Buklani

बुकलानी
Ranikhet mandal
Pincode 263645
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LGD code
52310
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population
195
Households
48
Literacy rate
69.2%
Sex ratio
1708 ♀/1000♂
Workers
171
Distance to district centre
14 km
Distance to mandal centre
11 km
Distance to Dehradun
163 km
Distance to Delhi
251 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 40 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govind Singh Nehra Government Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Buklani compares

By population, Buklani ranks #142 of 307 villages in Ranikhet mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.2%
−3.4% vs mandal average
Buklani
69.2%
Ranikhet mandal
72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,708
+587 vs mandal average
Buklani
1,708
Ranikhet mandal
1,121
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.5 vs mandal average
Buklani
4.1
Ranikhet mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Buklani at a glance

Buklani is a village of 195 people in 48 households (Census 2011) in Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 142nd-largest of 307 villages in Ranikhet tehsil. Literacy is 69%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,708 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Almora district centre, 13 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 40 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263645, served by Ranikhet Kutchery post office; the LGD village code is 52310. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govind Singh Nehra Government Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Ranikhet assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pramod Nainwal. The population is estimated at 230 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Baklani

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Buklani · this village19569%
Myora · Ramgarh36771%1.9 km SE
Simoli · Ranikhet29870%2.2 km SW
Simoli · Ranikhet39373%2.2 km SW
Karkhet · Ranikhet20375%2.4 km N
Dalmoti · Ranikhet18771%2.3 km W
Kharkiya · Ranikhet14175%3.2 km SE

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Key facts — Buklani

LGD code
52310
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population (Census 2011)
195
Population (projected 2026)
230
Households
48
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1708
Literacy rate
69.2%
Coordinates
29.63031°N, 79.52197°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ranikhet
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pramod Nainwal
Block / Mandal
Ranikhet
Getting there

How to reach Buklani

Mandal centre
Ranikhet · ≈ 11 km
≈ 23 min by car · 27 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 14 km
≈ 29 min by car · 34 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 13 km
≈ 27 min by car · 32 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun163 kmcapital
  • Delhi251 km
  • Kolkata1180 km
  • Mumbai1352 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam40 km
  • Bus stopRanikhet Bus Depot8 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovind Singh Nehra Government Hospital8 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch19 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum6 km
  • CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)28 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station27 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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