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About Babhangawan Village

Babhangawan is one of the larger villages in Bihpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,995, made up of 6,890 males and 6,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 853201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babhangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhangawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Bihpur
Pincode 853201
Area (hectares) 367 hectares
Population 12,995
Male Population 6,890
Female Population 6,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Babhangawan compares

By the 2011 count Babhangawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 6,204 residents. Its 367 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Babhangawan

Babhangawan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Babhangawan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Babhangawan from other places

Babhangawan lies about 14 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Thana Bihpur 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
Tehsil headquarters Bihpur 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Thana Bihpur Junction 3.3 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 14 km
Nearest town Bhāgalpur 14 km

Villages closest to Babhangawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhangawan village had a population of 12,995. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,204 residents.

Babhangawan village has 6,890 males and 6,105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhangawan has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Babhangawan is 853201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhangawan covers 367 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Babhangawan falls under Bihpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhangawan is Thana Bihpur Junction, about 3.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Babhangawan.

Babhangawan is about 14 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhangawan is in Bihpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bihpur is about 2.9 km away. Thana Bihpur Junction is about 3.3 km away. Bhagalpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narkatia (2.6 km), Jamaluddinpur (2.7 km) and Bihpur (2.9 km).

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

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