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About Bhawanipur Village

Bhawanipur is a small village in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 22 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2 hectares hectares.

Bhawanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawanipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Dharhara
Area (hectares) 2 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 22
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bhawanipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhawanipur is the 82nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 2 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Bhawanipur

Bhawanipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhawanipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhawanipur from other places

Bhawanipur lies about 34 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Dasharathpur, about 22 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 Kharagpur 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Dasharathpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharhara 22 km
District headquarters Munger 34 km

Villages closest to Bhawanipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharhara 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 40. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Bhawanipur village has 22 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanipur has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Bhawanipur covers 2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhawanipur falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawanipur is Dasharathpur, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhawanipur.

Bhawanipur is about 34 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawanipur is in Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Kharagpur is about 9.0 km away. Dasharathpur is about 22 km away. Dharhara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangta (3.9 km), Tola Tetaria (8.7 km) and Dariapur (9.5 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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