About Budha Bug Village

Budha Bug is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 300 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budha Bug Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budha Bug village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193302
Area (hectares)	81.8 hectares
Population	592
Male Population	300
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Budha Bug compares

By the 2011 count Budha Bug is the 144th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 81.8 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Budha Bug

Budha Bug is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Budha Bug 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Budha Bug from other places

Budha Bug lies about 20 km from Kupwara. 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 Budha Bug
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	11 km
Nearest town	Sopur	13 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	20 km

Villages closest to Budha Bug

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

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Common questions about Budha Bug

As per the Census of India 2011, Budha Bug village had a population of 592. That makes it the 144th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Budha Bug village has 300 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budha Bug has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Budha Bug is 193302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budha Bug covers 81.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Budha Bug falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Budha Bug notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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 Budha Bug.

Budha Bug is about 20 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budha Bug is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 11 km away. Sopur is about 13 km away. Kupwara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.