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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhuntar
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| settlement_type = city
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| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.86|N|77.15|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kullu district|Kullu]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 4475
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate =[[List of RTO districts in India#HP.E2.80.94Himachal_Pradesh|HP]]
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'''Bhuntar''' is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Kullu district]] in the state of [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]]. [[Bhuntar Airport]] also known as Kullu airport, serves the town along with [[Kullu]] and [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]], Which is located here.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/kullu_generalinfo.jsp |title=Kullu |publisher=Airport Authority of India |accessdate=24 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323044536/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/kullu_generalinfo.jsp |archive-date=23 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>.At the confluence of the Parvati River with the River Beas, the [[Parvati Valley]] runs eastwards, through a steep-sided valley towards [[Kasol]] and [[Manikaran]].

==Climate==
{{Weather box|width=auto
| location = Bhuntar ([[Kullu–Manali Airport]]) 1981–2010, extremes 1960–2011)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 25.4
| Feb record high C = 27.1
| Mar record high C = 32.3
| Apr record high C = 37.3
| May record high C = 40.0
| Jun record high C = 39.4
| Jul record high C = 37.4
| Aug record high C = 37.8
| Sep record high C = 35.2
| Oct record high C = 33.2
| Nov record high C = 29.4
| Dec record high C = 27.0
| year record high C = 40.0
| Jan high C = 16.0
| Feb high C = 18.0
| Mar high C = 22.1
| Apr high C = 27.2
| May high C = 31.0
| Jun high C = 33.1
| Jul high C = 31.7
| Aug high C = 31.0
| Sep high C = 30.1
| Oct high C = 27.8
| Nov high C = 23.0
| Dec high C = 17.8
| year high C = 25.7
| Jan low C = 1.6
| Feb low C = 3.7
| Mar low C = 6.7
| Apr low C = 9.7
| May low C = 12.9
| Jun low C = 16.8
| Jul low C = 19.9
| Aug low C = 19.9
| Sep low C = 16.6
| Oct low C = 9.8
| Nov low C = 4.6
| Dec low C = 1.7
| year low C = 10.3
| Jan record low C = -4.7
| Feb record low C = -4.5
| Mar record low C = 0.2
| Apr record low C = 3.5
| May record low C = 4.6
| Jun record low C = 6.1
| Jul record low C = 11.1
| Aug record low C = 10.9
| Sep record low C = 7.8
| Oct record low C = 3.5
| Nov record low C = -1.5
| Dec record low C = -5.2
| year record low C = -5.2
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 77.0
| Feb rain mm = 110.7
| Mar rain mm = 129.9
| Apr rain mm = 78.1
| May rain mm = 72.8
| Jun rain mm = 54.0
| Jul rain mm = 133.6
| Aug rain mm = 113.3
| Sep rain mm = 75.8
| Oct rain mm = 32.8
| Nov rain mm = 21.8
| Dec rain mm = 41.9
| year rain mm = 941.8
| Jan rain days = 4.6
| Feb rain days = 6.6
| Mar rain days = 8.1
| Apr rain days = 6.1
| May rain days = 6.4
| Jun rain days = 4.7
| Jul rain days = 8.5
| Aug rain days = 8.8
| Sep rain days = 5.3
| Oct rain days = 1.8
| Nov rain days = 1.6
| Dec rain days = 2.5
| year rain days = 65.1
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 51
| Feb humidity = 49
| Mar humidity = 45
| Apr humidity = 40
| May humidity = 39
| Jun humidity = 43
| Jul humidity = 58
| Aug humidity = 61
| Sep humidity = 56
| Oct humidity = 44
| Nov humidity = 44
| Dec humidity = 50
|year humidity = 48
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archivedate = 5 February 2020
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Bhuntar (A) Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 145–146
| accessdate = 15 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archivedate = 5 February 2020
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M67
| accessdate = 15 February 2020}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{As of|2005}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|work= |publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Bhuntar had a population of 5260. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Bhuntar has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 84% and female literacy of 76%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Bhuntar has an Airport which connects big cities like Delhi via air. Bhuntar is center for accessing areas such as [[Kasol]], Manikaran and [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]].
[[File:Confluence - River Beas and River Parvati - Bhuntar - Kullu - 2014-05-09 2166-2169 Compress.JPG|thumb|277px|The confluence of rivers Beas and Parvati at Bhuntar.]]

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Kullu district]]

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