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About Bhawanipur Village

Bhawanipur is one of the larger villages in Singhwara tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,774, made up of 6,058 males and 5,716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 512 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847104, 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 Singhwara
Pincode 847104
Area (hectares) 512 hectares
Population 11,774
Male Population 6,058
Female Population 5,716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhawanipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhawanipur is the 6th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 512 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 16 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Muhammadpur, about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters Singhwara 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Muhammadpur 11 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 16 km

Villages closest to Bhawanipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Singhwara 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 11,774. That makes it the 6th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Bhawanipur village has 6,058 males and 5,716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanipur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Bhawanipur is 847104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawanipur covers 512 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhawanipur falls under Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawanipur is Muhammadpur, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhawanipur.

Bhawanipur is about 16 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 Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district. Singhwara is about 3.5 km away. Muhammadpur is about 11 km away. Darbhanga is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwatipur (under 2 km), Singhwara (3.5 km) and Simri (5.5 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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