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About Bhawanpur Village

Bhawanpur is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,475, made up of 799 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares.

Bhawanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 1,475
Male Population 799
Female Population 676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhawanpur is the 61st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Bhawanpur

Bhawanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhawanpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhawanpur from other places

Bhawanpur lies about 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 7.6 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 Bhawanpur
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 7.2 km
Nearest town Tekāri 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Bela 7.6 km
District headquarters Gaya 22 km

Villages closest to Bhawanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawanpur village had a population of 1,475. That makes it the 61st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Bhawanpur village has 799 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanpur has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Bhawanpur covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhawanpur falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawanpur is Bela, about 7.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhawanpur.

Bhawanpur is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawanpur is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 7.2 km away. Tekāri is about 7.2 km away. Bela is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guljana (under 2 km), Dhebariya (under 2 km) and Harna (under 2 km).

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

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