About Babhangawan Village

Babhangawan is a large village in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,731, made up of 1,463 males and 1,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babhangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhangawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Barhara
Pincode	802311
Area (hectares)	151 hectares
Population	2,731
Male Population	1,463
Female Population	1,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	867
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Babhangawan compares

By the 2011 count Babhangawan is the 22nd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Babhangawan

Babhangawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Babhangawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 143 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Rajanagar, about 5.2 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 Babhangawan
Tehsil headquarters	Barhara	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Rajanagar	5.2 km
Nearest town	Madhubani	15 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	143 km

Villages closest to Babhangawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhangawan village had a population of 2,731. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents.

Babhangawan village has 1,463 males and 1,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhangawan has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

The pincode recorded for Babhangawan is 802311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhangawan covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Babhangawan falls under Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhangawan is Rajanagar, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Babhangawan.

Babhangawan is about 143 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhangawan is in Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district. Barhara is about 4.7 km away. Rajanagar is about 5.2 km away. Madhubani is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.