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About Bhawanipur Village

Bhawanipur is one of the larger villages in Rangra Chowk tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,422, made up of 8,330 males and 7,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1519 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 853204, 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 Rangra Chowk
Pincode 853204
Area (hectares) 1519 hectares
Population 15,422
Male Population 8,330
Female Population 7,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhawanipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhawanipur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 10,032 residents. Its 1519 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Bhawanipur

Bhawanipur 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 Bhawanipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhawanipur from other places

Bhawanipur lies about 23 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Banikpur Halt, about under 2 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 Banikpur Halt under 2 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rangra Chowk 23 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 23 km

Villages closest to Bhawanipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawanipur village had a population of 15,422. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 10,032 residents.

Bhawanipur village has 8,330 males and 7,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanipur has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Bhawanipur is 853204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawanipur covers 1519 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhawanipur falls under Rangra Chowk tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawanipur is Banikpur Halt, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Bhawanipur.

Bhawanipur is about 23 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 Rangra Chowk tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Banikpur Halt is about under 2 km away. Naugachhia is about 2.8 km away. Rangra Chowk is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baisi Jahangirpur (4.0 km), Madrauni Gobindpur Kausli (5.9 km) and Rangra (6.2 km).

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

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