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About Budhkaran Village

Budhkaran is a mid sized village in Naxalbari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,632, made up of 831 males and 801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budhkaran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhkaran village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Naxalbari
Pincode 734429
Area (hectares) 233.91 hectares
Population 1,632
Male Population 831
Female Population 801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budhkaran compares

By the 2011 count Budhkaran is the 21st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 233.91 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Budhkaran

Budhkaran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Budhkaran as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhelu, Bhimram, Bhujia Bani and Bhujia Banir Chhat. 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 Budhkaran

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhkaran village had a population of 1,632. That makes it the 21st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Budhkaran village has 831 males and 801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhkaran has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Budhkaran is 734429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budhkaran covers 233.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Budhkaran falls under Naxalbari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Budhkaran notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Budhkaran.

Budhkaran is in Naxalbari tehsil of Darjiling 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 Budhkaran today is likely to be higher.

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