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About Bhawanipur Village

Bhawanipur is a mid sized village in Kumarkhand tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,228, made up of 617 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.66 hectares hectares.

Bhawanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawanipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Kumarkhand
Area (hectares) 265.66 hectares
Population 1,228
Male Population 617
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Bhawanipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhawanipur is the 35th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,459 residents. Its 265.66 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Bhawanipur

Bhawanipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhawanipur 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 Bhawanipur from other places

Bhawanipur lies about 18 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Murliganj, about 4.9 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 Bhawanipur
Nearest town Murlīganj 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Murliganj 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumarkhand 11 km
District headquarters Madhepura 18 km

Villages closest to Bhawanipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawanipur village had a population of 1,228. That makes it the 35th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,459 residents.

Bhawanipur village has 617 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanipur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Bhawanipur covers 265.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawanipur falls under Kumarkhand tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawanipur is Murliganj, about 4.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhawanipur.

Bhawanipur 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.

Bhawanipur is in Kumarkhand tehsil of Madhepura district. Murlīganj is about 4.0 km away. Murliganj is about 4.9 km away. Kumarkhand is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahta (under 2 km), Rahta Chakla (under 2 km) and Kewatgawan (4.5 km).

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

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