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About Babhniawan Village

Babhniawan is a mid sized village in Chand tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,576, made up of 845 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babhniawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhniawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chand
Pincode 821106
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 1,576
Male Population 845
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Babhniawan compares

By the 2011 count Babhniawan is the 35th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Babhniawan

Babhniawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Babhniawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Babhniawan from other places

Babhniawan lies about 116 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Saidraja, about 17 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 Babhniawan
Tehsil headquarters Chand 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Saidraja 17 km
Nearest town Chandauli 20 km
District headquarters Kaimur 116 km

Villages closest to Babhniawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhniawan village had a population of 1,576. That makes it the 35th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Babhniawan village has 845 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhniawan has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Babhniawan is 821106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhniawan covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Babhniawan falls under Chand tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhniawan is Saidraja, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Babhniawan.

Babhniawan is about 116 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhniawan is in Chand tehsil of Kaimur district. Chand is about 4.4 km away. Saidraja is about 17 km away. Chandauli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akauni (under 2 km), Karmapur (under 2 km) and Bamhani (under 2 km).

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

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