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About Budhaul Village

Budhaul is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,080, made up of 544 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares.

Budhaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 1,080
Male Population 544
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budhaul compares

By the 2011 count Budhaul is the 66th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

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 5 - 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 Budhaul from other places

Budhaul lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 3.9 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
Nearest railway station Paharpur 3.9 km
Nearest town Bagaha 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 25 km
District headquarters Gaya 28 km

Villages closest to Budhaul

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 1,080. That makes it the 66th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Budhaul village has 544 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhaul has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Budhaul covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Budhaul falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Budhaul is Paharpur, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Budhaul.

Budhaul is about 28 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 Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Paharpur is about 3.9 km away. Bagaha is about 22 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurum Dih (13 km), Jani Bigha (13 km) and Khaira Bara (14 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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