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About Babra Village

Babra is a small village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 46, made up of 24 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.77 hectares hectares.

Babra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 11.77 hectares
Population 46
Male Population 24
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Babra compares

By the 2011 count Babra is the 195th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 11.77 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 921.

Getting to Babra

Babra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Babra 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 Babra from other places

Babra lies about 58 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 6.7 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 Babra
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 6.7 km
Nearest town Arāria 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 21 km
District headquarters Katihar 58 km

Villages closest to Babra

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.

Common questions about Babra

As per the Census of India 2011, Babra village had a population of 46. That makes it the 195th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Babra village has 24 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babra has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Babra covers 11.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Babra falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babra is Kusiargaon, about 6.7 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 Babra.

Babra is about 58 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babra is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Kusiargaon is about 6.7 km away. Arāria is about 11 km away. Kadwa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahia (under 2 km), Baura (under 2 km) and Maria (2.1 km).

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

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