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About Bujga Village

Bujga is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,264, made up of 629 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 889.34 hectares hectares.

Bujga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bujga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Area (hectares) 889.34 hectares
Population 1,264
Male Population 629
Female Population 635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bujga compares

By the 2011 count Bujga is the 17th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 889.34 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Bujga

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

Bujga lies about 39 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 8.7 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 Bujga
Nearest railway station Kurkura 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bano 14 km
District headquarters Simdega 39 km

Villages closest to Bujga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bujga village had a population of 1,264. That makes it the 17th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Bujga village has 629 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bujga has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Bujga covers 889.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bujga falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bujga is Kurkura, about 8.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bujga.

Bujga is about 39 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bujga is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Kurkura is about 8.7 km away. Bano is about 14 km away. Simdega is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamtoli (4.3 km), Jaldega (4.8 km) and Beroseta (5.8 km).

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

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