About Buknawan Village

Buknawan is a mid sized village in Sanjhauli tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 995, made up of 526 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buknawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buknawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sanjhauli
Pincode	802220
Area (hectares)	162.3 hectares
Population	995
Male Population	526
Female Population	469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Buknawan compares

By the 2011 count Buknawan is the 27th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 162.3 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Buknawan

Buknawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Buknawan 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Bagiya, Bairi, Barauli and Basaura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Buknawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Buknawan village had a population of 995. That makes it the 27th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Buknawan village has 526 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buknawan has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Buknawan is 802220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buknawan covers 162.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Buknawan falls under Sanjhauli tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The census record for Buknawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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 Buknawan.

Buknawan is in Sanjhauli tehsil of Rohtas district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.