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About Bhusar Village

Bhusar is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 415 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Bhusar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhusar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 822
Male Population 415
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhusar compares

By the 2011 count Bhusar is the 88th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bhusar

Bhusar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhusar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bhusar from other places

Bhusar lies about 31 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 17 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 Bhusar
Nearest railway station Bela 17 km
Nearest town Purāini 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 31 km
District headquarters Banka 31 km

Villages closest to Bhusar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhusar village had a population of 822. That makes it the 88th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Bhusar village has 415 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhusar has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Bhusar covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhusar falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhusar is Bela, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhusar.

Bhusar is about 31 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhusar is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 17 km away. Purāini is about 21 km away. Dhuraiya is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandgola (under 2 km), Mathura Chak (under 2 km) and Ghazi Chak (under 2 km).

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

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