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About Bhawanipur Village

Bhawanipur is a small village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 189 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares.

Bhawanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawanipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 189
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhawanipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhawanipur is the 90th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Bhawanipur

Bhawanipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhawanipur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhawanipur from other places

Bhawanipur lies about 34 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 6.1 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 Bhawanipur
Nearest railway station Forbesganj Junction 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 6.6 km
District headquarters Araria 34 km

Villages closest to Bhawanipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawanipur village had a population of 374. That makes it the 90th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Bhawanipur village has 189 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanipur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Bhawanipur covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhawanipur falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawanipur is Forbesganj Junction, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bhawanipur.

Bhawanipur is about 34 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawanipur is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Forbesganj Junction is about 6.1 km away. Forbesganj is about 6.6 km away. Araria is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nirpur (under 2 km), Rampur (3.9 km) and Sukhirampur (3.9 km).

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

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