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About Bhuwa Village

Bhuwa is a mid sized village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,394, made up of 703 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.6 hectares hectares.

Bhuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhuwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 269.6 hectares
Population 1,394
Male Population 703
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhuwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhuwa is the 58th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 269.6 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 1024.

Getting to Bhuwa

Bhuwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhuwa as Available within 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 Bhuwa from other places

Bhuwa lies about 37 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Gudma, about 24 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 Bhuwa
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 12 km
Nearest railway station Gudma 24 km
Nearest town Gondiā 29 km
District headquarters Balaghat 37 km

Villages closest to Bhuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhuwa village had a population of 1,394. That makes it the 58th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Bhuwa village has 703 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhuwa has about 983 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 1024.

Bhuwa covers 269.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhuwa falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhuwa is Gudma, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Bhuwa.

Bhuwa is about 37 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhuwa is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 12 km away. Gudma is about 24 km away. Gondiā is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palhera (under 2 km), Borgaon (under 2 km) and Kakodi (2.0 km).

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

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