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About Bhur Village

Bhur is a mid sized village in Mangrulpir tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 430 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.21 hectares hectares.

Bhur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Mangrulpir
Area (hectares) 270.21 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 430
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhur compares

By the 2011 count Bhur is the 76th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 270.21 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 938.

Getting to Bhur

Bhur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhur from other places

Bhur lies about 32 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Amanwadi, about 15 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 Bhur
Nearest railway station Amanwadi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangrulpir 16 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 16 km
District headquarters Washim 32 km

Villages closest to Bhur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhur village had a population of 842. That makes it the 76th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Bhur village has 430 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Bhur covers 270.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhur falls under Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhur is Amanwadi, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhur.

Bhur is about 32 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhur is in Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district. Amanwadi is about 15 km away. Mangrulpir is about 16 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharmapur (under 2 km), Dilawalpur (under 2 km) and Ismailpur (under 2 km).

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

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