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About Bhawani Nagar Village

Bhawani Nagar is a large village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,856, made up of 1,451 males and 1,405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawani Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawani Nagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Raniganj
Pincode 854312
Area (hectares) 354.2 hectares
Population 2,856
Male Population 1,451
Female Population 1,405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawani Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Bhawani Nagar is the 48th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 354.2 hectares work out to about 8.1 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 937.

Getting to Bhawani Nagar

Bhawani Nagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhawani Nagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhawani Nagar from other places

Bhawani Nagar lies about 23 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 15 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 Bhawani Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 15 km
Nearest town Banmankhi 20 km
District headquarters Araria 23 km

Villages closest to Bhawani Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniganj 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 Bhawani Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawani Nagar village had a population of 2,856. That makes it the 48th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Bhawani Nagar village has 1,451 males and 1,405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawani Nagar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Bhawani Nagar is 854312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawani Nagar covers 354.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhawani Nagar falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawani Nagar is Kusiargaon, about 15 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 village for Bhawani Nagar.

Bhawani Nagar is about 23 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawani Nagar is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 14 km away. Kusiargaon is about 15 km away. Banmankhi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharaili (2.2 km), Basaithi (2.4 km) and Dhobinia (3.7 km).

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

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