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About Bhonra Village

Bhonra is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 286 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhonra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhonra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731126
Area (hectares) 364.6 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 286
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 Bhonra compares

By the 2011 count Bhonra is the 115th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 364.6 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bhonra

Bhonra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhonra 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 Bhonra from other places

Bhonra lies about 55 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 3.6 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 Bhonra
Nearest railway station Chinpai 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 8.5 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 8.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 55 km

Villages closest to Bhonra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhonra village had a population of 574. That makes it the 115th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Bhonra village has 286 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhonra has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bhonra is 731126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhonra covers 364.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhonra falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhonra is Chinpai, about 3.6 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 Bhonra.

Bhonra is about 55 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhonra is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 3.6 km away. Dubrajpur is about 8.5 km away. Dubrājpur is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajganja (under 2 km), Karamtal (1.6 km) and Chak Nakartali (1.7 km).

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

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