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About Bhuria Village

Bhuria is a large village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,570, made up of 1,901 males and 1,669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhuria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Pincode 813225
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 3,570
Male Population 1,901
Female Population 1,669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhuria compares

By the 2011 count Bhuria is the 13th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Bhuria

Bhuria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhuria as Available within village. 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 Bhuria from other places

Bhuria lies about 27 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 15 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 Bhuria
Nearest railway station Ghogha 15 km
Nearest town Purāini 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 27 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 27 km

Villages closest to Bhuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhuria village had a population of 3,570. That makes it the 13th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Bhuria village has 1,901 males and 1,669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhuria has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Bhuria is 813225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhuria covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhuria falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhuria is Ghogha, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhuria.

Bhuria is about 27 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhuria is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 15 km away. Purāini is about 20 km away. Sonhaula is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwanpur (under 2 km), Sonahula (under 2 km) and Asnaha (under 2 km).

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

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