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About Budhma Village

Budhma is one of the larger villages in Kishanganj tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,782, made up of 5,151 males and 4,631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 961.17 hectares hectares.

Budhma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhma village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Kishanganj
Area (hectares) 961.17 hectares
Population 9,782
Male Population 5,151
Female Population 4,631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budhma compares

By the 2011 count Budhma is the 5th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,978 residents. Its 961.17 hectares work out to about 10 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 901.

Getting to Budhma

Budhma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Budhma 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Budhma from other places

Budhma lies about 148 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur), about 7.6 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 Budhma
Nearest town Islāmpur 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur) 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kishanganj 31 km
District headquarters Madhepura 148 km

Villages closest to Budhma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhma village had a population of 9,782. That makes it the 5th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,978 residents.

Budhma village has 5,151 males and 4,631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhma has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Budhma covers 961.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Budhma falls under Kishanganj tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Budhma is Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur), about 7.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Budhma.

Budhma is about 148 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhma is in Kishanganj tehsil of Madhepura district. Islāmpur is about 7.0 km away. Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur) is about 7.6 km away. Kishanganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uda (18 km), Kishanganj (31 km) and Rampur Dehru (34 km).

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

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