About Bhasma Village

Bhasma is a large village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,145, made up of 1,014 males and 1,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.18 hectares hectares.

Bhasma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhasma village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Bansgaon
Area (hectares)	70.18 hectares
Population	2,145
Male Population	1,014
Female Population	1,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,115
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhasma compares

By the 2011 count Bhasma is the 44th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 70.18 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bhasma

Bhasma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhasma 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhasma from other places

Bhasma lies about 19 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusmhi, 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 Bhasma
Tehsil headquarters	Bansgaon	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Kusmhi	15 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	19 km

Villages closest to Bhasma

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

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Common questions about Bhasma

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhasma village had a population of 2,145. That makes it the 44th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Bhasma village has 1,014 males and 1,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhasma has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Bhasma covers 70.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhasma falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhasma is Kusmhi, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhasma.

Bhasma is about 19 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhasma is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 7.2 km away. Kusmhi is about 15 km away. Gorakhpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.