About Babhangawan Village

Babhangawan is a large village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,665, made up of 2,382 males and 2,283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babhangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhangawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Barahat
Pincode	813123
Area (hectares)	467 hectares
Population	4,665
Male Population	2,382
Female Population	2,283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Babhangawan compares

By the 2011 count Babhangawan is the 10th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 467 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Babhangawan

Babhangawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Babhangawan 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Babhangawan from other places

Babhangawan lies about 12 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 3.3 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 Babhangawan
Nearest railway station	Barahat Junction	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barahat	3.9 km
District headquarters	Banka	12 km
Nearest town	Bānka	12 km

Villages closest to Babhangawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhangawan village had a population of 4,665. That makes it the 10th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Babhangawan village has 2,382 males and 2,283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhangawan has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Babhangawan is 813123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhangawan covers 467 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babhangawan falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhangawan is Barahat Junction, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Babhangawan.

Babhangawan is about 12 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhangawan is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 3.3 km away. Barahat is about 3.9 km away. Banka is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.