About Bhumai Village

Bhumai is a mid sized village in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,652, made up of 849 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Bhumai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhumai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Akbarpur
Area (hectares)	113 hectares
Population	1,652
Male Population	849
Female Population	803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
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 Bhumai compares

By the 2011 count Bhumai is the 51st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Bhumai

Bhumai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhumai 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 Bhumai from other places

Bhumai lies about 14 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Nawadah, about 14 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 Bhumai
Tehsil headquarters	Akbarpur	2.3 km
Nearest railway station	Nawadah	14 km
District headquarters	Nawada	14 km
Nearest town	Nawāda	14 km

Villages closest to Bhumai

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

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Common questions about Bhumai

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhumai village had a population of 1,652. That makes it the 51st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents.

Bhumai village has 849 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhumai has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Bhumai covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhumai falls under Akbarpur tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhumai is Nawadah, about 14 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 Bhumai.

Bhumai is about 14 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhumai is in Akbarpur tehsil of Nawada district. Akbarpur is about 2.3 km away. Nawadah is about 14 km away. Nawada is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.