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About Bhonra Village

Bhonra is a mid sized village in Ratu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,141, made up of 571 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhonra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhonra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ratu
Pincode 835205
Area (hectares) 196.04 hectares
Population 1,141
Male Population 571
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhonra compares

By the 2011 count Bhonra is the 18th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents. Its 196.04 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bhonra

Bhonra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhonra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhonra from other places

Bhonra lies about 12 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 4.9 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 Bhonra
Nearest railway station Piska 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratu 5.4 km
Nearest town Rātu 5.4 km
District headquarters Ranchi 12 km

Villages closest to Bhonra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhonra village had a population of 1,141. That makes it the 18th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents.

Bhonra village has 571 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhonra has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bhonra is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhonra covers 196.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhonra falls under Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhonra is Piska, about 4.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhonra.

Bhonra is about 12 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhonra is in Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district. Piska is about 4.9 km away. Ratu is about 5.4 km away. Rātu is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agru (under 2 km), Hetha (under 2 km) and Guru (2.4 km).

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

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