About Bhagwanpur Village

Bhagwanpur is a small village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 9 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagwanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagwanpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	26 hectares
Population	16
Male Population	9
Female Population	7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	778
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagwanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhagwanpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 879.

Getting to Bhagwanpur

Bhagwanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhagwanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhagwanpur from other places

Bhagwanpur lies about 32 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 15 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 Bhagwanpur
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	15 km
Nearest town	Purāini	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	32 km
District headquarters	Banka	32 km

Villages closest to Bhagwanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagwanpur village had a population of 16. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Bhagwanpur village has 9 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagwanpur has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Bhagwanpur is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagwanpur covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhagwanpur falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhagwanpur is Ghogha, about 15 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 village for Bhagwanpur.

Bhagwanpur 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.

Bhagwanpur is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Ghogha is about 15 km away. Purāini is about 19 km away. Shambhuganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.