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About Bhuskachak Village

Bhuskachak is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 363 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhuskachak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhuskachak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813203
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 683
Male Population 363
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhuskachak compares

By the 2011 count Bhuskachak is the 82nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Bhuskachak

Bhuskachak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhuskachak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhuskachak from other places

Bhuskachak lies about 32 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kahalgaon, about 6.8 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 Bhuskachak
Nearest railway station Kahalgaon 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 7.0 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 32 km

Villages closest to Bhuskachak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhuskachak village had a population of 683. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Bhuskachak village has 363 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhuskachak has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Bhuskachak is 813203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhuskachak covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhuskachak falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhuskachak is Kahalgaon, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhuskachak.

Bhuskachak is about 32 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhuskachak is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kahalgaon is about 6.8 km away. Colgong is about 7.0 km away. Bhagalpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuska (under 2 km), Barahamchari (under 2 km) and Sobhnathpur (under 2 km).

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

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