About Bhaptia Village

Bhaptia is a large village in Sikti tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,021, made up of 1,072 males and 949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares.

Bhaptia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaptia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Sikti
Area (hectares)	248 hectares
Population	2,021
Male Population	1,072
Female Population	949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
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 Bhaptia compares

By the 2011 count Bhaptia is the 28th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bhaptia

Bhaptia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhaptia 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 Bhaptia from other places

Bhaptia lies about 20 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 24 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 Bhaptia
Tehsil headquarters	Sikti	8.8 km
District headquarters	Araria	20 km
Nearest town	Arāria	20 km
Nearest railway station	Arariya	24 km

Villages closest to Bhaptia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaptia village had a population of 2,021. That makes it the 28th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Bhaptia village has 1,072 males and 949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaptia has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Bhaptia covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhaptia falls under Sikti tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhaptia is Arariya, about 24 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 Bhaptia.

Bhaptia is about 20 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaptia is in Sikti tehsil of Araria district. Sikti is about 8.8 km away. Araria is about 20 km away. Arāria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.