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About Babhnauli Village

Babhnauli is a mid sized village in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 968, made up of 494 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.79 hectares hectares.

Babhnauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhnauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Barauli
Area (hectares) 164.79 hectares
Population 968
Male Population 494
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Babhnauli compares

By the 2011 count Babhnauli is the 57th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 164.79 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Babhnauli

Babhnauli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Babhnauli 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Babhnauli from other places

Babhnauli lies about 15 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 2.3 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 Babhnauli
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Barauli 3.2 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 15 km

Villages closest to Babhnauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhnauli village had a population of 968. That makes it the 57th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Babhnauli village has 494 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhnauli has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Babhnauli covers 164.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Babhnauli falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhnauli is Ratan Sarai, about 2.3 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 village for Babhnauli.

Babhnauli is about 15 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhnauli is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Ratan Sarai is about 2.3 km away. Barauli is about 3.2 km away. Gopalganj 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 Nawada (under 2 km), Kahla (1.6 km) and Maranpur (2.2 km).

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

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