About Bhawanipur Village

Bhawanipur is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,428, made up of 1,257 males and 1,171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawanipur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Pincode	855102
Area (hectares)	45 hectares
Population	2,428
Male Population	1,257
Female Population	1,171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawanipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhawanipur is the 38th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Bhawanipur

Bhawanipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhawanipur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bhawanipur from other places

Bhawanipur lies about 30 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about under 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 Bhawanipur
Nearest railway station	Bhawanipur Bihar	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	6.5 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	26 km
District headquarters	Katihar	30 km

Villages closest to Bhawanipur

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

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Common questions about Bhawanipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawanipur village had a population of 2,428. That makes it the 38th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Bhawanipur village has 1,257 males and 1,171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanipur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Bhawanipur is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawanipur covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhawanipur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawanipur is Bhawanipur Bihar, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhawanipur.

Bhawanipur is about 30 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawanipur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about under 2 km away. Barsoi is about 6.5 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.