About Bhawanipur Village

Bhawanipur is a small village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 138 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawanipur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Pincode	813105
Area (hectares)	53 hectares
Population	257
Male Population	138
Female Population	119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	862
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawanipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhawanipur is the 134th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Bhawanipur

Bhawanipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhawanipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhawanipur from other places

Bhawanipur lies about 40 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 10 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 Bhawanipur
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	10 km
Nearest town	Colgong	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajaun	27 km
District headquarters	Banka	40 km

Villages closest to Bhawanipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawanipur village had a population of 257. That makes it the 134th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Bhawanipur village has 138 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanipur has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Bhawanipur is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawanipur covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawanipur falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawanipur is Ghogha, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Bhawanipur.

Bhawanipur is about 40 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawanipur is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Ghogha is about 10 km away. Colgong is about 15 km away. Rajaun is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.