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About Budhatch Village

Budhatch is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 402 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budhatch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhatch village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 402
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Budhatch compares

By the 2011 count Budhatch is the 113th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Budhatch

Budhatch is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Budhatch 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 Budhatch from other places

Budhatch lies about 172 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Budhatch
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 24 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 172 km

Villages closest to Budhatch

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhatch village had a population of 778. That makes it the 113th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Budhatch village has 402 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhatch has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Budhatch is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budhatch covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budhatch falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Budhatch is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Budhatch.

Budhatch is about 172 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhatch is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Tapan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandhati (under 2 km), Chhatrahati (under 2 km) and Ghatika (under 2 km).

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

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