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About Budhiar Village

Budhiar is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 537 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares.

Budhiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhiar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 148 hectares
Population 1,066
Male Population 537
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Budhiar compares

By the 2011 count Budhiar is the 71st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Budhiar

Budhiar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Budhiar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Budhiar from other places

Budhiar lies about 44 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 4.6 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 Budhiar
Nearest railway station Kanki 4.6 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 26 km
District headquarters Purnia 44 km

Villages closest to Budhiar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhiar village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 71st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Budhiar village has 537 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhiar has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Budhiar covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Budhiar falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Budhiar is Kanki, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Budhiar.

Budhiar is about 44 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhiar is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 4.6 km away. Kishanganj is about 16 km away. Baisa is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khagjana (under 2 km), Chopar (under 2 km) and Dhusmal (under 2 km).

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

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