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About Bhutia Village

Bhutia is a large village in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,010, made up of 2,074 males and 1,936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369 hectares hectares.

Bhutia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhutia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dhamdaha
Area (hectares) 369 hectares
Population 4,010
Male Population 2,074
Female Population 1,936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhutia compares

By the 2011 count Bhutia is the 27th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 369 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Bhutia

Bhutia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhutia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhutia from other places

Bhutia lies about 31 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Aurahi, about 3.4 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 Bhutia
Nearest railway station Aurahi 3.4 km
Nearest town Banmankhi Bazar 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdaha 8.3 km
District headquarters Purnia 31 km

Villages closest to Bhutia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhutia village had a population of 4,010. That makes it the 27th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Bhutia village has 2,074 males and 1,936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhutia has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Bhutia covers 369 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhutia falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhutia is Aurahi, about 3.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhutia.

Bhutia is about 31 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhutia is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Aurahi is about 3.4 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 8.2 km away. Dhamdaha is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damgari (2.3 km), Halapur (3.1 km) and Aurahi (3.3 km).

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

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