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About Budhra Village

Budhra is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,465, made up of 1,278 males and 1,187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733215
Area (hectares) 208.41 hectares
Population 2,465
Male Population 1,278
Female Population 1,187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budhra compares

By the 2011 count Budhra is the 50th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 208.41 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Budhra

Budhra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Budhra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Budhra from other places

Budhra lies about 14 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 13 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 Budhra
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Sudhani 13 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 14 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 25 km

Villages closest to Budhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhra village had a population of 2,465. That makes it the 50th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Budhra village has 1,278 males and 1,187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhra has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Budhra is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budhra covers 208.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Budhra falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Budhra is Sudhani, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Budhra.

Budhra is about 14 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhra is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 5.3 km away. Sudhani is about 13 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sargaon (under 2 km), Lahutara (under 2 km) and Jaynagra (under 2 km).

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

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