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About Bhawanipur Village

Bhawanipur is a small village in Hanumannagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 136 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 846001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawanipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Hanumannagar
Pincode 846001
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 136
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhawanipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhawanipur is the 53rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,429 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Bhawanipur

Bhawanipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhawanipur as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 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 120 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwalia, about 13 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 Sidhwalia 13 km
Nearest town Areraj 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Hanumannagar 26 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 120 km

Villages closest to Bhawanipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hanumannagar 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 255. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,429 residents.

Bhawanipur village has 136 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanipur has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Bhawanipur is 846001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawanipur covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhawanipur falls under Hanumannagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawanipur is Sidhwalia, about 13 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 km distance for Bhawanipur.

Bhawanipur is about 120 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawanipur is in Hanumannagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. Sidhwalia is about 13 km away. Areraj is about 14 km away. Hanumannagar 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 Dumrawan (8.7 km), Gopalpur (9.2 km) and Balbhadar Panchobh Urf Narkatia (13 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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