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About Bhithi Village

Bhithi is one of the larger villages in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,948, made up of 2,983 males and 2,965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares.

Bhithi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhithi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Area (hectares) 296 hectares
Population 5,948
Male Population 2,983
Female Population 2,965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhithi compares

By the 2011 count Bhithi is the 9th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Bhithi

Bhithi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhithi as Available within 10+ 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 Bhithi from other places

Bhithi lies about 26 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 8.9 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 Bhithi
Nearest railway station Barkagaon Halt 8.9 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Goriakothi 26 km
District headquarters Siwan 26 km

Villages closest to Bhithi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhithi village had a population of 5,948. That makes it the 9th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Bhithi village has 2,983 males and 2,965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhithi has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Bhithi covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhithi falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhithi is Barkagaon Halt, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhithi.

Bhithi is about 26 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhithi is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Barkagaon Halt is about 8.9 km away. Mahārājgani is about 17 km away. Goriakothi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sathwar (1.5 km), Purandarpur (2.5 km) and Dudhra (2.5 km).

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

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