About Bhantabari Village

Bhantabari is one of the larger villages in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,569, made up of 2,820 males and 2,749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567 hectares hectares.

Bhantabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhantabari village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Palasi
Area (hectares)	567 hectares
Population	5,569
Male Population	2,820
Female Population	2,749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhantabari compares

By the 2011 count Bhantabari is the 9th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 567 hectares work out to about 9.8 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 933.

Getting to Bhantabari

Bhantabari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhantabari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhantabari from other places

Bhantabari lies about 31 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 2.5 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 Bhantabari
Nearest town	Forbesganj	2.0 km
Nearest railway station	Forbesganj Junction	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palasi	31 km
District headquarters	Araria	31 km

Villages closest to Bhantabari

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

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Common questions about Bhantabari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhantabari village had a population of 5,569. That makes it the 9th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Bhantabari village has 2,820 males and 2,749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhantabari has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Bhantabari covers 567 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhantabari falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhantabari is Forbesganj Junction, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance for Bhantabari.

Bhantabari is about 31 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhantabari is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Forbesganj is about 2.0 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 2.5 km away. Palasi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.