About Babhangawan Village

Babhangawan is a large village in Gwalpara tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,989, made up of 2,602 males and 2,387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511 hectares hectares.

Babhangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhangawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Gwalpara
Area (hectares)	511 hectares
Population	4,989
Male Population	2,602
Female Population	2,387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Babhangawan compares

By the 2011 count Babhangawan is the 6th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents. Its 511 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

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 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 5.6 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Methai, about 1.9 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	Methai	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gwalpara	5.6 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	5.6 km

Villages closest to Babhangawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gwalpara 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 4,989. That makes it the 6th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents.

Babhangawan village has 2,602 males and 2,387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhangawan has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Babhangawan covers 511 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babhangawan falls under Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhangawan is Methai, about 1.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Babhangawan.

Babhangawan is about 5.6 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 Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district. Methai is about 1.9 km away. Gwalpara is about 5.6 km away. Madhepura is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.