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About Budhawal Village

Budhawal is a mid sized village in Mau tehsil, in the district of Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 370 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budhawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhawal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chitrakoot
Tehsil Mau
Pincode 210209
Area (hectares) 217.75 hectares
Population 691
Male Population 370
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Budhawal compares

By the 2011 count Budhawal is the 117th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,533 residents. Its 217.75 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 897.

Getting to Budhawal

Budhawal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Budhawal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Budhawal from other places

Budhawal lies about 115 km from Chitrakoot, and the nearest railway station is Gauriganj, about 20 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 Budhawal
Nearest town Lālganj 18 km
Nearest railway station Gauriganj 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Mau 28 km
District headquarters Chitrakoot 115 km

Villages closest to Budhawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhawal village had a population of 691. That makes it the 117th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,533 residents.

Budhawal village has 370 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhawal has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Budhawal is 210209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budhawal covers 217.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budhawal falls under Mau tehsil of Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Budhawal is Gauriganj, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Budhawal.

Budhawal is about 115 km from Chitrakoot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhawal is in Mau tehsil of Chitrakoot district. Lālganj is about 18 km away. Gauriganj is about 20 km away. Mau is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barachhi Ahatmali (4.6 km), Barachhi Mustkil (4.6 km) and Choraha (7.2 km).

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

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