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About Budhikhar Village

Budhikhar is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,545, made up of 747 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.399 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budhikhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhikhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 495551
Area (hectares) 269.399 hectares
Population 1,545
Male Population 747
Female Population 798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budhikhar compares

By the 2011 count Budhikhar is the 69th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 269.399 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Budhikhar

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

Budhikhar lies about 23 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jairamnagar, about 15 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 Budhikhar
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Jairamnagar 15 km
Nearest town Akaltara 21 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 23 km

Villages closest to Budhikhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhikhar village had a population of 1,545. That makes it the 69th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Budhikhar village has 747 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhikhar has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Budhikhar is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budhikhar covers 269.399 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budhikhar falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Budhikhar is Jairamnagar, about 15 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Budhikhar.

Budhikhar is about 23 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhikhar is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Masturi is about 9.9 km away. Jairamnagar is about 15 km away. Akaltara is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakarbedha (under 2 km), Themhapar (under 2 km) and Jaitpur (under 2 km).

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

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