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About Bhuwanchak Village

Bhuwanchak is a small village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 231 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Bhuwanchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhuwanchak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 231
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhuwanchak compares

By the 2011 count Bhuwanchak is the 105th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Bhuwanchak

Bhuwanchak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhuwanchak as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhuwanchak from other places

Bhuwanchak lies about 21 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 9.7 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 Bhuwanchak
Nearest railway station Ghogha 9.7 km
Nearest town Purāini 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 21 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 21 km

Villages closest to Bhuwanchak

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 Bhuwanchak

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhuwanchak village had a population of 433. That makes it the 105th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Bhuwanchak village has 231 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhuwanchak has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Bhuwanchak covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhuwanchak falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhuwanchak is Ghogha, about 9.7 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 <5 km distance for Bhuwanchak.

Bhuwanchak is about 21 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhuwanchak is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 9.7 km away. Purāini is about 16 km away. Sonhaula is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakrawan (under 2 km), Sulemanchak (2.0 km) and Siri Chak (2.3 km).

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

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