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About Budhi Village

Budhi is a small village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 146 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742226
Area (hectares) 78.17 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 146
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Budhi compares

By the 2011 count Budhi is the 150th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 78.17 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Budhi

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

Budhi lies about 40 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 14 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 Budhi
Nearest town Rampur Hat 14 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 40 km

Villages closest to Budhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhi village had a population of 286. That makes it the 150th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Budhi village has 146 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhi has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Budhi is 742226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budhi covers 78.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budhi falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Budhi is Rampurhat Junction, about 14 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 Budhi.

Budhi is about 40 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhi is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 14 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 14 km away. Sagardighi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rambhadrapur (2.2 km), Parulia (2.7 km) and Pauli (2.7 km).

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

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