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About Babhaniwan Village

Babhaniwan is a small village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 237 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babhaniwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhaniwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tan Kuppa
Pincode 824232
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 480
Male Population 237
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Babhaniwan compares

By the 2011 count Babhaniwan is the 70th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Babhaniwan

Babhaniwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Babhaniwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Babhaniwan from other places

Babhaniwan lies about 19 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 3.4 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 Babhaniwan
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Tan Kuppa 3.6 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 15 km
District headquarters Gaya 19 km

Villages closest to Babhaniwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Babhaniwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhaniwan village had a population of 480. That makes it the 70th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Babhaniwan village has 237 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhaniwan has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Babhaniwan is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhaniwan covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Babhaniwan falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhaniwan is Bansinala Halt, about 3.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Babhaniwan.

Babhaniwan is about 19 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhaniwan is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about 3.4 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 3.6 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guniyan (under 2 km), Bahsa Pipra (under 2 km) and Inta Dih (under 2 km).

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

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