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About Bhuska Village

Bhuska is a small village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 34 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhuska Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhuska village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 28.54 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 34
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhuska compares

By the 2011 count Bhuska is the 121st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 28.54 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bhuska

Bhuska is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhuska as Available within 10+ 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 Bhuska from other places

Bhuska lies about 44 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 14 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 Bhuska
Tehsil headquarters Thakurgangti 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 14 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 20 km
District headquarters Godda 44 km

Villages closest to Bhuska

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhuska village had a population of 67. That makes it the 121st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Bhuska village has 34 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhuska has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bhuska is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhuska covers 28.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhuska falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhuska is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Bhuska.

Bhuska is about 44 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhuska is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about 4.0 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 14 km away. Sāhibganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghakol (under 2 km), Mohan Pipra (under 2 km) and Pipra (under 2 km).

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

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