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About Buchcha Village

Buchcha is a large village in Chautham tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,878, made up of 2,060 males and 1,818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466 hectares hectares.

Buchcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buchcha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Khagaria
Tehsil Chautham
Area (hectares) 466 hectares
Population 3,878
Male Population 2,060
Female Population 1,818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Buchcha compares

By the 2011 count Buchcha is the 15th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,494 residents. Its 466 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Buchcha

Buchcha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Buchcha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Buchcha from other places

Buchcha lies about 20 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Fungo Halt, about 2.3 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 Buchcha
Nearest railway station Fungo Halt 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chautham 8.3 km
District headquarters Khagaria 20 km

Villages closest to Buchcha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buchcha village had a population of 3,878. That makes it the 15th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,494 residents.

Buchcha village has 2,060 males and 1,818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buchcha has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Buchcha covers 466 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Buchcha falls under Chautham tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Buchcha is Fungo Halt, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Buchcha.

Buchcha is about 20 km from Khagaria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buchcha is in Chautham tehsil of Khagaria district. Fungo Halt is about 2.3 km away. Chautham is about 8.3 km away. Khagaria 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 Phango (under 2 km), Sar Sawa (1.9 km) and Dhamhara (2.4 km).

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

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