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About Bhoj Purwa Village

Bhoj Purwa is a mid sized village in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,389, made up of 696 males and 693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.75 hectares hectares.

Bhoj Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhoj Purwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Bansdih
Area (hectares) 366.75 hectares
Population 1,389
Male Population 696
Female Population 693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhoj Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhoj Purwa is the 95th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 366.75 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bhoj Purwa

Bhoj Purwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhoj Purwa as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bhoj Purwa from other places

Bhoj Purwa lies about 15 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Majhola Pakarya, about 14 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 Bhoj Purwa
Nearest town Sitārganj 11 km
Nearest railway station Majhola Pakarya 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansdih 15 km
District headquarters Ballia 15 km

Villages closest to Bhoj Purwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bansdih 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 Bhoj Purwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhoj Purwa village had a population of 1,389. That makes it the 95th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Bhoj Purwa village has 696 males and 693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhoj Purwa has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Bhoj Purwa covers 366.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhoj Purwa falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhoj Purwa is Majhola Pakarya, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Bhoj Purwa.

Bhoj Purwa is about 15 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhoj Purwa is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district. Sitārganj is about 11 km away. Majhola Pakarya is about 14 km away. Bansdih is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhojpur (under 2 km), Bhimpur (3.3 km) and Kishunipur (4.9 km).

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

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