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About Bahhni Village

Bahhni is a small village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 189 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahhni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Pincode 805131
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 189
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bahhni compares

By the 2011 count Bahhni is the 122nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bahhni

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

How far is Bahhni from other places

Bahhni lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Pura Halt, about 5.9 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 Bahhni
Nearest railway station Pura Halt 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 7.5 km
Nearest town Hisua 17 km
District headquarters Gaya 26 km

Villages closest to Bahhni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahhni village had a population of 414. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Bahhni village has 189 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahhni has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bahhni is 805131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahhni covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahhni falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bahhni is Pura Halt, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Bahhni.

Bahhni is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahhni is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Pura Halt is about 5.9 km away. Wazirganj is about 7.5 km away. Hisua is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budhaul (under 2 km), Madardih (under 2 km) and Pathraura (2.3 km).

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

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