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About Bhoya Village

Bhoya is a large village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,658, made up of 1,349 males and 1,309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 668 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhoya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhoya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 668 hectares
Population 2,658
Male Population 1,349
Female Population 1,309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bhoya compares

By the 2011 count Bhoya is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 668 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bhoya

Bhoya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhoya 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhoya from other places

Bhoya lies about 21 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 5.0 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 Bhoya
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 11 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 14 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Bhoya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhoya village had a population of 2,658. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Bhoya village has 1,349 males and 1,309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhoya has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bhoya is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhoya covers 668 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhoya falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhoya is Pandrasali, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhoya.

Bhoya is about 21 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhoya is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Pandrasali is about 5.0 km away. Khuntpani is about 11 km away. Chāībāsa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Porlong (under 2 km), Badea (2.3 km) and Gotai (2.4 km).

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

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