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About Bhgawas Village

Bhgawas is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 100 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhgawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhgawas village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231215
Area (hectares) 70.03 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 100
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhgawas compares

By the 2011 count Bhgawas is the 281st largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 70.03 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Bhgawas

Bhgawas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhgawas as Available within <5 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 Bhgawas from other places

Bhgawas lies about 17 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 12 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 Bhgawas
Nearest railway station Khairahi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 13 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 17 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 17 km

Villages closest to Bhgawas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhgawas village had a population of 204. That makes it the 281st largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Bhgawas village has 100 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhgawas has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Bhgawas is 231215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhgawas covers 70.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhgawas falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhgawas is Khairahi, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhgawas.

Bhgawas is about 17 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhgawas is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 12 km away. Ghorawal is about 13 km away. Sonbhadra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masiha Pathan (under 2 km), Teti (under 2 km) and Bisun Pur (under 2 km).

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

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