About Babhangawan Village

Babhangawan is one of the larger villages in Bihariganj tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,643, made up of 4,528 males and 4,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 697.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babhangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhangawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Bihariganj
Pincode	852101
Area (hectares)	697.3 hectares
Population	8,643
Male Population	4,528
Female Population	4,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Babhangawan compares

By the 2011 count Babhangawan is the 5th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,043 residents. Its 697.3 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Babhangawan

Babhangawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Babhangawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Babhangawan from other places

Babhangawan lies about 18 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Bharopatti Station, about 11 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 Babhangawan
Nearest railway station	Bharopatti Station	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bihariganj	11 km
Nearest town	Bihārīganj	11 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	18 km

Villages closest to Babhangawan

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

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Common questions about Babhangawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhangawan village had a population of 8,643. That makes it the 5th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,043 residents.

Babhangawan village has 4,528 males and 4,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhangawan has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Babhangawan is 852101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhangawan covers 697.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babhangawan falls under Bihariganj tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhangawan is Bharopatti Station, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Babhangawan.

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

Babhangawan is in Bihariganj tehsil of Madhepura district. Bharopatti Station is about 11 km away. Bihariganj is about 11 km away. Bihārīganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.