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About Bhankhanpur Village

Bhankhanpur is a small village in Mohania tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 157 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares.

Bhankhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhankhanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Mohania
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 157
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhankhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhankhanpur is the 126th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bhankhanpur

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

How far is Bhankhanpur from other places

Bhankhanpur lies about 89 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Bhabua Road, about 3.5 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 Bhankhanpur
Nearest railway station Bhabua Road 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohania 3.7 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 17 km
District headquarters Kaimur 89 km

Villages closest to Bhankhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhankhanpur village had a population of 304. That makes it the 126th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents.

Bhankhanpur village has 157 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhankhanpur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Bhankhanpur covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhankhanpur falls under Mohania tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhankhanpur is Bhabua Road, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bhankhanpur.

Bhankhanpur is about 89 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhankhanpur is in Mohania tehsil of Kaimur district. Bhabua Road is about 3.5 km away. Mohania is about 3.7 km away. Bhabhua 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 Doghara (under 2 km), Dewkharia (under 2 km) and Hasanpura (1.7 km).

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

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