About Babhangaon Village

Babhangaon is a large village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,919, made up of 1,506 males and 1,413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babhangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhangaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Pincode	855105
Area (hectares)	471 hectares
Population	2,919
Male Population	1,506
Female Population	1,413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Babhangaon compares

By the 2011 count Babhangaon is the 30th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 471 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Babhangaon

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

How far is Babhangaon from other places

Babhangaon lies about 54 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 14 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 Babhangaon
Nearest railway station	Jalalgarh	14 km
Nearest town	Arāria	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	32 km
District headquarters	Katihar	54 km

Villages closest to Babhangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhangaon village had a population of 2,919. That makes it the 30th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Babhangaon village has 1,506 males and 1,413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhangaon has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Babhangaon is 855105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhangaon covers 471 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babhangaon falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhangaon is Jalalgarh, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Babhangaon.

Babhangaon is about 54 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhangaon is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Jalalgarh is about 14 km away. Arāria is about 20 km away. Kadwa is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.