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About Babhandih Village

Babhandih is a mid sized village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,883, made up of 998 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares.

Babhandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhandih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kutumba
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 1,883
Male Population 998
Female Population 885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Babhandih compares

By the 2011 count Babhandih is the 30th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Babhandih

Babhandih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Babhandih as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Babhandih from other places

Babhandih lies about 14 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 17 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 Babhandih
Tehsil headquarters Kutumba 7.5 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 14 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 14 km
Nearest railway station Barkisalaiya 17 km

Villages closest to Babhandih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhandih village had a population of 1,883. That makes it the 30th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Babhandih village has 998 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhandih has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Babhandih covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babhandih falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhandih is Barkisalaiya, about 17 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 - 10 km distance for Babhandih.

Babhandih is about 14 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhandih is in Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 7.5 km away. Aurangabad is about 14 km away. Aurangābād is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanu Bigha (under 2 km), Pirtam Bigha (under 2 km) and Samahuta (under 2 km).

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

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