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About Bhura Village

Bhura is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,461, made up of 758 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares.

Bhura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 1,461
Male Population 758
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Bhura compares

By the 2011 count Bhura is the 51st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bhura

Bhura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhura 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 Bhura from other places

Bhura lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Pura Halt, about 4.0 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 Bhura
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Pura Halt 4.0 km
Nearest town Hisua 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 26 km

Villages closest to Bhura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhura village had a population of 1,461. That makes it the 51st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Bhura village has 758 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhura has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Bhura covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhura falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhura is Pura Halt, about 4.0 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 Bhura.

Bhura is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhura is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Wazirganj is about 3.4 km away. Pura Halt is about 4.0 km away. Hisua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kari (under 2 km), Mirajpur (under 2 km) and Khajuri (under 2 km).

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

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