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About Babhni Village

Babhni is a mid sized village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,855, made up of 939 males and 916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares.

Babhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Pranpur
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 1,855
Male Population 939
Female Population 916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Babhni compares

By the 2011 count Babhni is the 23rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Babhni

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

How far is Babhni from other places

Babhni lies about 116 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Olapur, about 9.1 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 Babhni
Nearest railway station Olapur 9.1 km
Nearest town Khagaria 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Pranpur 19 km
District headquarters Katihar 116 km

Villages closest to Babhni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhni village had a population of 1,855. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Babhni village has 939 males and 916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhni has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Babhni covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babhni falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhni is Olapur, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Babhni.

Babhni is about 116 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhni is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Olapur is about 9.1 km away. Khagaria is about 10 km away. Pranpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaunia (9.1 km), Durgapur Milik (12 km) and Sadapur (13 km).

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

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