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About Budhajharia Village

Budhajharia is a small village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 112 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budhajharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhajharia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Hemgir
Pincode 770013
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 112
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budhajharia compares

By the 2011 count Budhajharia is the 78th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Budhajharia

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

Budhajharia lies about 35 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Hemagir, about 10 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 Budhajharia
Tehsil headquarters Hemgir 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Hemagir 10 km
Nearest town Belpahar 20 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 35 km

Villages closest to Budhajharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhajharia village had a population of 218. That makes it the 78th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Budhajharia village has 112 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhajharia has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Budhajharia is 770013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budhajharia covers 161 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.

Budhajharia falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Budhajharia is Hemagir, about 10 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 village for Budhajharia.

Budhajharia is about 35 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhajharia is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Hemgir is about 3.6 km away. Hemagir is about 10 km away. Belpahar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ostali (1.9 km), Durubaga (2.5 km) and Kutabaga (3.1 km).

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

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