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About Bhojpur Village

Bhojpur is a small village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 102 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Bhojpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhojpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 102
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhojpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhojpur is the 60th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Bhojpur

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

How far is Bhojpur from other places

Bhojpur lies about 32 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 9.3 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 Bhojpur
Nearest railway station Tikani 9.3 km
Nearest town Purāini 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 28 km
District headquarters Banka 32 km

Villages closest to Bhojpur

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.

Common questions about Bhojpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhojpur village had a population of 191. That makes it the 60th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Bhojpur village has 102 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhojpur has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Bhojpur covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhojpur falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhojpur is Tikani, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhojpur.

Bhojpur is about 32 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhojpur is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Tikani is about 9.3 km away. Purāini is about 10 km away. Barahat 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 Saharna (4.0 km), Haibatpur (5.5 km) and Bhurna (10.0 km).

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

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