About Bhanta Village

Bhanta is a mid sized village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,925, made up of 986 males and 939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Biraul
Pincode	847203
Area (hectares)	62 hectares
Population	1,925
Male Population	986
Female Population	939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bhanta compares

By the 2011 count Bhanta is the 35th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Bhanta

Bhanta 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 Bhanta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhanta from other places

Bhanta lies about 42 km from Darbhanga. 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 Bhanta
Tehsil headquarters	Biraul	2.9 km
Nearest town	Benipur	16 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	42 km

Villages closest to Bhanta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanta village had a population of 1,925. That makes it the 35th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Bhanta village has 986 males and 939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanta has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Bhanta is 847203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanta covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhanta falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The census record for Bhanta notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhanta.

Bhanta is about 42 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanta is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 2.9 km away. Benipur is about 16 km away. Darbhanga is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.