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About Bhojpur Village

Bhojpur is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,421, made up of 693 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhojpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhojpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825420
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 1,421
Male Population 693
Female Population 728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhojpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhojpur is the 35th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bhojpur

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

Bhojpur lies about 28 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 40 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 Bhojpur
Nearest town Sherghāti 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 28 km
District headquarters Chatra 28 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 40 km

Villages closest to Bhojpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Bhojpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhojpur village had a population of 1,421. That makes it the 35th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Bhojpur village has 693 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhojpur has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bhojpur is 825420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhojpur covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhojpur falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhojpur is Guraru, about 40 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 Bhojpur.

Bhojpur is about 28 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhojpur is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 12 km away. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 28 km away. Chatra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arjun Kalan (1.9 km), Khuti Kewal Kalan (1.9 km) and Jhikatia (2.0 km).

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

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