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About Bambhai Village

Bambhai is one of the larger villages in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,098, made up of 2,546 males and 2,552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bambhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bambhai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Pincode 804428
Area (hectares) 477 hectares
Population 5,098
Male Population 2,546
Female Population 2,552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bambhai compares

By the 2011 count Bambhai is the 10th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 477 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Bambhai

Bambhai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bambhai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bambhai from other places

Bambhai lies about 15 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Charpokhari Halt, about 28 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 Bambhai
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 15 km
District headquarters Arwal 15 km
Nearest railway station Charpokhari Halt 28 km

Villages closest to Bambhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bambhai village had a population of 5,098. That makes it the 10th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Bambhai village has 2,546 males and 2,552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bambhai has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Bambhai is 804428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bambhai covers 477 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bambhai falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bambhai is Charpokhari Halt, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bambhai.

Bambhai is about 15 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bambhai is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 15 km away. Arwal is about 15 km away. Charpokhari Halt is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasauti (under 2 km), Piraho (2.2 km) and Rampurchae (2.7 km).

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

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