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About Budhuwa Village

Budhuwa is a small village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 30 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares.

Budhuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhuwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 30
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budhuwa compares

By the 2011 count Budhuwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Budhuwa

Budhuwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Budhuwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Budhuwa from other places

Budhuwa lies about 39 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 20 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 Budhuwa
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 12 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 16 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 20 km
District headquarters Gaya 39 km

Villages closest to Budhuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhuwa village had a population of 62. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Budhuwa village has 30 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhuwa has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Budhuwa covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budhuwa falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Budhuwa is Rafiganj, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Budhuwa.

Budhuwa is about 39 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhuwa is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 12 km away. Sherghāti is about 16 km away. Rafiganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadaura (under 2 km), Beniya (1.8 km) and Sarai Tanr (2.2 km).

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

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