About Bhawanipur Village

Bhawanipur is a large village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,260, made up of 1,200 males and 1,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawanipur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Colgong
Pincode	813203
Area (hectares)	167 hectares
Population	2,260
Male Population	1,200
Female Population	1,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 40th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Bhawanipur

Bhawanipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhawanipur as Available within 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 34 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bikramshila, about 3.6 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	Bikramshila	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colgong	9.7 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	34 km

Villages closest to Bhawanipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colgong 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 2,260. That makes it the 40th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Bhawanipur village has 1,200 males and 1,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanipur has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Bhawanipur is 813203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawanipur covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhawanipur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawanipur is Bikramshila, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhawanipur.

Bhawanipur is about 34 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawanipur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bikramshila is about 3.6 km away. Colgong is about 9.7 km away. Bhagalpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.