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About Babhangawan Village

Babhangawan is a small village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 229 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, 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 Goradih
Pincode 813105
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 229
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Babhangawan compares

By the 2011 count Babhangawan is the 66th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Babhangawan

Babhangawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Babhangawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Babhangawan from other places

Babhangawan lies about 18 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 8.1 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 Goradih 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Tikani 8.1 km
Nearest town Purāini 9.9 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 18 km

Villages closest to Babhangawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goradih 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 444. That makes it the 66th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Babhangawan village has 229 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhangawan has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 888.

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

Babhangawan covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babhangawan falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhangawan is Tikani, about 8.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Babhangawan.

Babhangawan is about 18 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 Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Goradih is about 3.9 km away. Tikani is about 8.1 km away. Purāini is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laugain (under 2 km), Satnagar (under 2 km) and Ram Chandarpur (under 2 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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