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About Budhni Village

Budhni is a mid sized village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,615, made up of 856 males and 759 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.85 hectares hectares.

Budhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 532.85 hectares
Population 1,615
Male Population 856
Female Population 759
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Budhni compares

By the 2011 count Budhni is the 23rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 532.85 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Budhni

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

Budhni lies about 22 km from Hoshangabad. 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 Budhni
Tehsil headquarters Babai 15 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 22 km
Nearest town Narmadapuram 22 km

Villages closest to Budhni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhni village had a population of 1,615. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Budhni village has 856 males and 759 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhni has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Budhni covers 532.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budhni falls under Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Budhni notes the nearest railway station 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 Budhni.

Budhni is about 22 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhni is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Babai is about 15 km away. Hoshangabad is about 22 km away. Narmadapuram is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankhedi (2.3 km), Bikor (3.5 km) and Janakpur (4.1 km).

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

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