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About Bhanpur Village

Bhanpur is a mid sized village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 479 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bhorey
Pincode 841426
Area (hectares) 102.08 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 479
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhanpur is the 59th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 102.08 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Bhanpur

Bhanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhanpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhanpur from other places

Bhanpur lies about 28 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 7.2 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 Bhanpur
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 7.2 km
Nearest town Kataiya 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhorey 28 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 28 km

Villages closest to Bhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanpur village had a population of 966. That makes it the 59th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Bhanpur village has 479 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpur has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1079.

The pincode recorded for Bhanpur is 841426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanpur covers 102.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhanpur falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhanpur is Panchdeori Halt, about 7.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhanpur.

Bhanpur is about 28 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanpur is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 7.2 km away. Kataiya is about 10 km away. Bhorey is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaitpur (under 2 km), Jaitpura (under 2 km) and Bhadohi (under 2 km).

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

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