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About Bhanpura Village

Bhanpura is a large village in Halsi tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,924, made up of 1,534 males and 1,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.9 hectares hectares.

Bhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Halsi
Area (hectares) 350.9 hectares
Population 2,924
Male Population 1,534
Female Population 1,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Bhanpura is the 13th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 350.9 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Bhanpura

Bhanpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhanpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhanpura from other places

Bhanpura lies about 18 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Garsanda Halt, 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 Bhanpura
Tehsil headquarters Halsi 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Garsanda Halt 13 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 18 km
Nearest town Luckeesarai 18 km

Villages closest to Bhanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanpura village had a population of 2,924. That makes it the 13th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Bhanpura village has 1,534 males and 1,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpura has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Bhanpura covers 350.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhanpura falls under Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhanpura is Garsanda Halt, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhanpura.

Bhanpura is about 18 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanpura is in Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Halsi is about 3.6 km away. Garsanda Halt is about 13 km away. Lakhisarai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaniari (under 2 km), Damodarpur (1.9 km) and Gaura (2.0 km).

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

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