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About Bhului Village

Bhului is a small village in Mejhia tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 134 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhului Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhului village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Mejhia
Pincode 722143
Area (hectares) 70.55 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 134
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhului compares

By the 2011 count Bhului is the 65th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents. Its 70.55 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bhului

Bhului is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhului as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Benakanali, Benathol, Bhabanipur and Bhara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhului

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhului village had a population of 249. That makes it the 65th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents.

Bhului village has 134 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhului has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bhului is 722143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhului covers 70.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhului falls under Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhului notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Bhului.

Bhului is in Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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