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About Bhitaha Village

Bhitaha is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,121, made up of 555 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.79 hectares hectares.

Bhitaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhitaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 72.79 hectares
Population 1,121
Male Population 555
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhitaha compares

By the 2011 count Bhitaha is the 122nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 72.79 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bhitaha

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

How far is Bhitaha from other places

Bhitaha lies about 20 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 4.7 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 Bhitaha
Nearest railway station Sihapar Halt 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 6.7 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 10 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 20 km

Villages closest to Bhitaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhitaha village had a population of 1,121. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Bhitaha village has 555 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhitaha has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Bhitaha covers 72.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhitaha falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhitaha is Sihapar Halt, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bhitaha.

Bhitaha is about 20 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhitaha is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sihapar Halt is about 4.7 km away. Sahjanwa is about 6.7 km away. Khalīlābād is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargo (under 2 km), Banauli (under 2 km) and Shahpur (under 2 km).

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

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