Bonga village, Kirtinagar tehsil | Pincode 249161

Represented by

Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)

Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →

Bonga is a very small village in Kirtinagar mandal, Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand with 26 residents in 7 households. The literacy rate is 80.8%. The village is located at 30.038°N, 78.416°E with PIN code 249161.

Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat

ashish kumar

Contact: 92****5488

Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Bonga can update it.

LGD code: 43325
Pincode: 249161
Post office: Kirtinagar
Population: 26
Households: 7
Literacy rate: 80.8%
Sex ratio: 1364 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 16
Distance to district centre: 37 km
Distance to mandal centre: 46 km
Distance to Dehradun: 48 km
Distance to Delhi: 197 km
Nearest railway station: Rishikesh · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC: Government Hospital, Katghar · 9 km

Census 2011 · in context

How Bonga compares

By population, Bonga ranks #141 of 154 villages in Kirtinagar mandal.

Literacy rate

80.8%

+11.4% vs mandal average

Bonga: 80.8%
Kirtinagar mandal: 69.4%
Tehri Garhwal district: 65.9%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

1,364

+246 vs mandal average

Bonga: 1,364
Kirtinagar mandal: 1,118

Household size

people per home

3.7

−0.6 vs mandal average

Bonga: 3.7
Kirtinagar mandal: 4.3

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

Bonga at a glance

Bonga is a village of 26 people in 7 households (Census 2011) in Kirtinagar tehsil, Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 141st-largest of 154 villages in Kirtinagar tehsil. Literacy is 81%, 11 points above the tehsil average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,364 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Tehri Garhwal district centre, 12 km from Harsoli, the nearest town, 15 km from Rishikesh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 249161, served by Kirtinagar post office; the LGD village code is 43325. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Katghar, 9 km away. The sarpanch is ashish kumar. The population is estimated at 31 in 2026, up 19% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Rankandiyal →

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →

village	Population	Literacy	Distance
Bonga · this village	26	81%	—
Bonga · Balganga	325	74%	0 km N
Bonga · Joshiyara	645	71%	0 km N
Bonga · Sahjanwa	248	58%	0 km N
Jukala · Jakhanikhal	3	67%	2.3 km E
Atta · Yamkeshwar	3	33%	2.7 km SW
Sinduri · Kafligair	196	76%	2.8 km NW

Complete this village · 5/7

Add what you know →

Sarpanch name
Panchayat contact
Pincode
About the village
A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
A festival or jatara
A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Notice board · Bonga

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Bonga

LGD code: 43325
Pincode: 249161
Post office: Kirtinagar
Population (Census 2011): 26
Population (projected 2026): 31
Households: 7
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 1364
Literacy rate: 80.8%
Coordinates: 30.03791°N, 78.41646°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Deoprayag
Member of Parliament: Anil Baluni
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: ashish kumar
Block / Mandal: Kirtinagar

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Tehri Garhwal district level

Then & Now

Bonga — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

Census 2011 baseline

+19.2%

Population · 2026

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

Census 2011 baseline

+14.3%

Households · 2026

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 26Census 2011
Households: 7Census 2011
Literacy rate: 80.8%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 1364 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 312026 proj. · +19.2% vs 2011
Est. households: 82026 projection
Active job cards: 1,15,704MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 66,951MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 83,23,825ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 866NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 75.5%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 99.9%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 84.6%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: —NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 42.2%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 87.0%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Tehri Garhwal district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 68,149PMAY-G · 68,149 of 69,194 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Tehri Garhwal district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 25,701Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Tehri Garhwal district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

Boundary & surroundings

Bonga on the mapबोंगा

Verified

📍 Map · scroll to load

📍 30.0379° N, 78.4165° EOpen in OSM →

Getting there

How to reach Bonga

Mandal centre

Kirtinagar · ≈ 46 km

≈ 1 h 35 min by car · 1 h 53 min by bike

Directions

District centre

Tehri Garhwal · ≈ 37 km

≈ 1 h 16 min by car · 1 h 31 min by bike

Directions

Nearest town · 11,246 people

Harsoli · ≈ 12 km

≈ 24 min by car · 28 min by bike

Directions

Distance to cities · straight line

Dehradun48 kmcapital
Delhi197 km
Kolkata1292 km
Mumbai1341 km

Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region

Railway stationRishikesh15 km
Bus stopJeep stop13 km
Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Katghar9 km
ATM / bankindicash A TATA product13 km
Petrol pumpIndian Oil11 km
CollegeHNGU BA GROUND BIRLA CAMPUS41 km
Police stationPolice station13 km

Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 249161

All villages in 249161 →

Same name, different place

Other villages named Bonga

Looking for a different Bonga? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Bonga →

From the village

Latest posts

All 5 posts →

Lead story

September 2026

newsSTATE

Rain activity to ease across Uttarakhand from weekend; monsoon withdrawal after Sept 25

Reported by The Times of India.

By Resident0 likes0 comments

Sep

newsSTATE

They left Singapore for a village in Uttarakhand to give their son a slower childhood; Why this corporate

Reported by The Times of India.

Resident

Sep

newsSTATE

India-Nepal Bridge In Uttarakhand Caught In Signboard Row; Name Of Indian Village Covered With Black Sheet

Reported by ETV Bharat.

Resident

Notable persons of Bonga

No people on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first people

Hyperlocal & verified

Open jobs in Bonga

Married women fast for the well-being of their husbands.

→

Nov

Dhanteras

state

First day of Diwali; auspicious day for buying gold and utensils.

→

News from Tehri Garhwal & Uttarakhand

Recent reporting about this district and state, from the press. Headlines link to the publisher.

Uttarakhand Tragedy: Mother jumps into river hours after 14-year-old son dies
India Today15h ago
CJP questions closure of 826 Uttarakhand schools, gives government 10-day ultimatum
The New Indian Express18h ago
Season's first snowfall blankets Uttarakhand's Hemkund Sahib; rain disrupts Kedarnath yatra
The New Indian Express3 days ago
Rain activity to ease across Uttarakhand from weekend; monsoon withdrawal after Sept 25
The Times of India5 days ago
They left Singapore for a village in Uttarakhand to give their son a slower childhood; Why this corporate
The Times of India6 days ago
First Badri Calf Born Through OPU-IVF Technology, Boosting Conservation of Uttarakhand’s Indigenous Breed
RuralVoice9 days ago

Through villagers' lenses

Photo gallery

No photos on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first photo

Quick answers

People often ask about Bonga

What is the pincode of Bonga?

The pincode of Bonga, Kirtinagar tehsil, Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand is 249161. The post office is Kirtinagar.

Which post office delivers to Bonga?

Mail for Bonga is delivered through Kirtinagar post office, pincode 249161, in Kirtinagar tehsil, Tehri Garhwal district. Use the full village name and the pincode on envelopes and courier forms.

In which district is Bonga located?

Bonga is a village in Kirtinagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India.

What is the population of Bonga as per Census 2011?

As per the 2011 Census, Bonga village has a population of 26 across 7 households.

Who is the sarpanch of Bonga?

The current sarpanch of Bonga gram panchayat is ashish kumar.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bonga in?

Bonga falls under the Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency (PC #2) of Uttarakhand.

Which Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency is Bonga in?

Bonga falls under the Deoprayag assembly constituency (AC #10) of Uttarakhand.

What is the literacy rate in Bonga?

The Census 2011 literacy rate for Bonga village is 80.8%.

What is the sex ratio in Bonga?

The Census 2011 sex ratio for Bonga village is 1364 females per 1,000 males.

What government schemes are applicable for residents of Bonga?

12 schemes currently match residents of Bonga, including Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana (Uttarakhand), Vidhwa Pension Yojana (Uttarakhand), Atal Pension Yojana (APY). Eligibility, benefits, and apply links are listed on the village page.

How far is Bonga from Tehri Garhwal district centre?

Bonga is approximately 37 km (straight-line) from the centre of Tehri Garhwal district. See "How to reach" on the village page for directions.

What is the LGD code of Bonga?

The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Bonga village is 43325.

Which is the nearest town to Bonga?

Harsoli (population 11,246, Census 2011) is the nearest large settlement, about 12 km from Bonga in a straight line.

How big is Bonga compared to other villages in Kirtinagar tehsil?

Bonga ranks 141 of 154 villages in Kirtinagar tehsil by Census 2011 population (26 residents).

How far is Bonga from Dehradun?

Bonga is about 48 km from Dehradun in a straight line (the state capital of Uttarakhand); by road expect roughly 63 km.

How far is Bonga from Delhi?

Bonga is about 197 km from Delhi in a straight line; by road expect roughly 256 km.

Which is the nearest railway station to Bonga?

Rishikesh is the nearest railway station to Bonga, about 15 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 19 km.

Which is the nearest bus stop to Bonga?

Jeep stop is the nearest bus stop to Bonga, about 13 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 16 km.

Which is the nearest hospital or health centre to Bonga?

Government Hospital, Katghar is the nearest hospital or health centre to Bonga, about 9 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 12 km.

Which is the nearest ATM or bank to Bonga?

indicash A TATA product is the nearest ATM or bank to Bonga, about 13 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 17 km.

Which is the nearest petrol pump to Bonga?

Indian Oil is the nearest petrol pump to Bonga, about 11 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 14 km.

Who is the MP for Bonga?

Bonga is in Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency. The sitting Member of Parliament is Anil Baluni (Anil Baluni).

What is the population of Bonga in 2026?

Bonga is estimated at 31 people in 2026, up about 19% from 26 in the 2011 Census (projection from the state growth rate; the next Census will replace it).

Which agro-climatic zone is Bonga in?

Uttarakhand falls in the Western Himalayan zone (cool temperate; apples, wheat, maize, rice in valleys) of the ICAR classification; Bonga in Tehri Garhwal district shares that zone's cropping pattern and rainfall regime.

Who is the sarpanch of Bonga?

ashish kumar is the sarpanch of Bonga gram panchayat, Kirtinagar tehsil. See the sarpanch list of Kirtinagar tehsil for every gram panchayat.

Answers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.

Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)