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About Bhawadih Village

Bhawadih is a small village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 221 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Bhawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawadih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 221
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawadih compares

By the 2011 count Bhawadih is the 154th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Bhawadih

Bhawadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhawadih as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhawadih from other places

Bhawadih lies about 15 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 4.3 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 Bhawadih
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 4.3 km
Nearest town Husainābād 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kargahar 15 km
District headquarters Rohtas 15 km

Villages closest to Bhawadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawadih village had a population of 414. That makes it the 154th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Bhawadih village has 221 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawadih has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Bhawadih covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhawadih falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawadih is Kajrat Nawadih, about 4.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhawadih.

Bhawadih is about 15 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawadih is in Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. Kajrat Nawadih is about 4.3 km away. Husainābād is about 5.3 km away. Kargahar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tenduwa (under 2 km), Tenua (under 2 km) and Sonbarsa (1.7 km).

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

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