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About Bhuwalpur Village

Bhuwalpur is one of the larger villages in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,129, made up of 2,705 males and 2,424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares.

Bhuwalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhuwalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 5,129
Male Population 2,705
Female Population 2,424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhuwalpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhuwalpur is the 10th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Bhuwalpur

Bhuwalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhuwalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhuwalpur from other places

Bhuwalpur lies about 31 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Bahuara Halt, about 6.5 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 Bhuwalpur
Nearest railway station Bahuara Halt 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 12 km
District headquarters Saran 31 km

Villages closest to Bhuwalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhuwalpur village had a population of 5,129. That makes it the 10th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Bhuwalpur village has 2,705 males and 2,424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhuwalpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Bhuwalpur covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhuwalpur falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhuwalpur is Bahuara Halt, about 6.5 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 village for Bhuwalpur.

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

Bhuwalpur is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Bahuara Halt is about 6.5 km away. Marhaura is about 12 km away. Saran is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pojhi Buzurg (under 2 km), Shahbazpur (under 2 km) and Dharmauli (1.7 km).

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

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