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About Bhaunagar Village

Bhaunagar is a large village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,152, made up of 2,149 males and 2,003 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaunagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaunagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Pincode 855113
Area (hectares) 371 hectares
Population 4,152
Male Population 2,149
Female Population 2,003
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 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhaunagar compares

By the 2011 count Bhaunagar is the 18th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 371 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Bhaunagar

Bhaunagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhaunagar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhaunagar from other places

Bhaunagar lies about 54 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 3.1 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 Bhaunagar
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 3.1 km
Nearest town Arāria 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 22 km
District headquarters Katihar 54 km

Villages closest to Bhaunagar

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 Bhaunagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaunagar village had a population of 4,152. That makes it the 18th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Bhaunagar village has 2,149 males and 2,003 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaunagar 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 921.

The pincode recorded for Bhaunagar is 855113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaunagar covers 371 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhaunagar falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhaunagar is Satar Halt, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bhaunagar.

Bhaunagar 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.

Bhaunagar is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Satar Halt is about 3.1 km away. Arāria is about 14 km away. Kadwa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babra (4.5 km), Barahia (4.5 km) and Baura (4.5 km).

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

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