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About Bhebhal Village

Bhebhal is a small village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 170 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhebhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhebhal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Pincode 855115
Area (hectares) 64.44 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 170
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhebhal compares

By the 2011 count Bhebhal is the 130th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 64.44 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bhebhal

Bhebhal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhebhal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhebhal from other places

Bhebhal lies about 15 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 13 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 Bhebhal
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 13 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 14 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 15 km

Villages closest to Bhebhal

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 Bhebhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhebhal village had a population of 359. That makes it the 130th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Bhebhal village has 170 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhebhal has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Bhebhal is 855115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhebhal covers 64.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhebhal falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhebhal is Hatwar, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhebhal.

Bhebhal is about 15 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhebhal is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 4.5 km away. Hatwar is about 13 km away. Bahādurganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhebhra (under 2 km), Harkhuguria (under 2 km) and Titlia (under 2 km).

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

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