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About Bhagwanpur Village

Bhagwanpur is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,169, made up of 620 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares.

Bhagwanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagwanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 1,169
Male Population 620
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Bhagwanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhagwanpur is the 61st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Bhagwanpur

Bhagwanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhagwanpur 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 Bhagwanpur from other places

Bhagwanpur lies about 26 km from Bhagalpur, 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 Sonhaula 26 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 26 km

Villages closest to Bhagwanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagwanpur village had a population of 1,169. That makes it the 61st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Bhagwanpur village has 620 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagwanpur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Bhagwanpur covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhagwanpur falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhagwanpur.

Bhagwanpur is about 26 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagwanpur is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 15 km away. Purāini is about 19 km away. Sonhaula is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asnaha (under 2 km), Gadkachak (under 2 km) and Kamalpur (under 2 km).

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

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