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About Bhawan Village

Bhawan is a large village in Sillod tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,503, made up of 2,373 males and 2,130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 851 hectares hectares.

Bhawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Sillod
Area (hectares) 851 hectares
Population 4,503
Male Population 2,373
Female Population 2,130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawan compares

By the 2011 count Bhawan is the 10th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,329 residents. Its 851 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Bhawan

Bhawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhawan as Available within village. 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 Bhawan from other places

Bhawan lies about 11 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Baghoi Kusa, about 19 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 Bhawan
Tehsil headquarters Sillod 11 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 11 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 11 km
Nearest railway station Baghoi Kusa 19 km

Villages closest to Bhawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawan village had a population of 4,503. That makes it the 10th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,329 residents.

Bhawan village has 2,373 males and 2,130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawan has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Bhawan covers 851 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawan falls under Sillod tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawan is Baghoi Kusa, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhawan.

Bhawan is about 11 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawan is in Sillod tehsil of Aurangabad district. Sillod is about 11 km away. Aurangabad is about 11 km away. Aurangābād is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandapur (2.7 km), Chinchpur (4.3 km) and Hatti (5.7 km).

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

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