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About Bhadwa Village

Bhadwa is a large village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,885, made up of 1,982 males and 1,903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407 hectares hectares.

Bhadwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 407 hectares
Population 3,885
Male Population 1,982
Female Population 1,903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhadwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhadwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 407 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bhadwa

Bhadwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhadwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhadwa from other places

Bhadwa lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 3.4 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 Bhadwa
Nearest railway station Jakhim 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 10 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 17 km

Villages closest to Bhadwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadwa village had a population of 3,885. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Bhadwa village has 1,982 males and 1,903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadwa has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Bhadwa covers 407 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhadwa falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhadwa is Jakhim, about 3.4 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 village for Bhadwa.

Bhadwa is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadwa is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Jakhim is about 3.4 km away. Rafiganj is about 10 km away. Aurangabad is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gothani (under 2 km), Banchar Khurd (under 2 km) and Naharkhap (under 2 km).

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

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