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About Budhor Village

Budhor is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 383 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733123
Area (hectares) 79.6 hectares
Population 757
Male Population 383
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budhor compares

By the 2011 count Budhor is the 169th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 79.6 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Budhor

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

Budhor 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 Budhor
Nearest railway station Sudhani 13 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 25 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 25 km

Villages closest to Budhor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhor village had a population of 757. That makes it the 169th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Budhor village has 383 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhor has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Budhor is 733123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budhor covers 79.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Budhor falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Budhor 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Budhor.

Budhor 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.

Budhor is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sudhani is about 13 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 14 km away. Raiganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arthagaon (under 2 km), Burakamat (2.0 km) and Chapra (3.5 km).

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

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