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About Bulhu Village

Bulhu is a small village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 189 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bulhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bulhu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 189
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bulhu compares

By the 2011 count Bulhu is the 63rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bulhu

Bulhu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bulhu as Available within <5 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 Bulhu from other places

Bulhu lies about 13 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Richughuta, about 3.7 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 Bulhu
Nearest railway station Richughuta 3.7 km
District headquarters Latehar 13 km
Nearest town Lātehār 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 13 km

Villages closest to Bulhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bulhu village had a population of 388. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Bulhu village has 189 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bulhu has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bulhu is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bulhu covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bulhu falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bulhu is Richughuta, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bulhu.

Bulhu is about 13 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bulhu is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Richughuta is about 3.7 km away. Latehar is about 13 km away. Lātehār is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sos (under 2 km), Sikni (3.9 km) and An (4.2 km).

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

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