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About Bahuwara Village

Bahuwara is a large village in Chewara tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,412, made up of 1,252 males and 1,160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401 hectares hectares.

Bahuwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahuwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Chewara
Area (hectares) 401 hectares
Population 2,412
Male Population 1,252
Female Population 1,160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahuwara compares

By the 2011 count Bahuwara is the 12th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 401 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bahuwara

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

Bahuwara lies about 12 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, about 6.0 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 Bahuwara
Tehsil headquarters Chewara under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sirari 6.0 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 12 km

Villages closest to Bahuwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahuwara village had a population of 2,412. That makes it the 12th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Bahuwara village has 1,252 males and 1,160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahuwara has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Bahuwara covers 401 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahuwara falls under Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bahuwara is Sirari, about 6.0 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 km distance for Bahuwara.

Bahuwara is about 12 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahuwara is in Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Chewara is about under 2 km away. Sirari is about 6.0 km away. Sheikhpura is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chewara (under 2 km), Rankar (1.6 km) and Teai (1.6 km).

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

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