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About Bhawaniganj Village

Bhawaniganj is a large village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,149, made up of 1,150 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.2 hectares hectares.

Bhawaniganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawaniganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Area (hectares) 11.2 hectares
Population 2,149
Male Population 1,150
Female Population 999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Bhawaniganj compares

By the 2011 count Bhawaniganj is the 52nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 11.2 hectares work out to about 192 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bhawaniganj

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

Bhawaniganj lies about 10 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Tauheed, about 8.3 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 Bhawaniganj
Nearest railway station Tauheed 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 9.6 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 10 km

Villages closest to Bhawaniganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawaniganj village had a population of 2,149. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Bhawaniganj village has 1,150 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawaniganj has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Bhawaniganj covers 11.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 192 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhawaniganj falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawaniganj is Tauheed, about 8.3 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 Bhawaniganj.

Bhawaniganj is about 10 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawaniganj is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Tauheed is about 8.3 km away. Kochadhamin is about 9.6 km away. Kishanganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubra (under 2 km), Kutti (under 2 km) and Dhanusna (under 2 km).

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

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