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About Bhuawal Village

Bhuawal is a mid sized village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 851, made up of 454 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares.

Bhuawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhuawal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 851
Male Population 454
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhuawal compares

By the 2011 count Bhuawal is the 94th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bhuawal

Bhuawal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhuawal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhuawal from other places

Bhuawal lies about 66 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sanjhauli Halt, about 13 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 Bhuawal
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 5.4 km
Nearest town Nokha 12 km
Nearest railway station Sanjhauli Halt 13 km
District headquarters Rohtas 66 km

Villages closest to Bhuawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhuawal village had a population of 851. That makes it the 94th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Bhuawal village has 454 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhuawal has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Bhuawal covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhuawal falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhuawal is Sanjhauli Halt, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhuawal.

Bhuawal is about 66 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhuawal is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 5.4 km away. Nokha is about 12 km away. Sanjhauli Halt is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Erazibhuawal (under 2 km), Majha Khora (under 2 km) and Chilharua (under 2 km).

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

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