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About Budhaul Village

Budhaul is a mid sized village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,510, made up of 798 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budhaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Amas
Pincode 824208
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 1,510
Male Population 798
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budhaul compares

By the 2011 count Budhaul is the 25th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 62 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, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Budhaul

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

Budhaul lies about 41 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 21 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 Budhaul
Tehsil headquarters Amas 2.0 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 18 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 21 km
District headquarters Gaya 41 km

Villages closest to Budhaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhaul village had a population of 1,510. That makes it the 25th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Budhaul village has 798 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhaul has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Budhaul is 824208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budhaul covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Budhaul falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Budhaul is Rafiganj, about 21 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 Budhaul.

Budhaul is about 41 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhaul is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Amas is about 2.0 km away. Sherghāti is about 18 km away. Rafiganj 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 Balkhora (under 2 km), Simri (under 2 km) and Chhotki Chilmi (under 2 km).

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

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