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About Bhimband Village

Bhimband is a mid sized village in Kharagpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 289 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1674 hectares hectares.

Bhimband Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhimband village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Kharagpur
Area (hectares) 1674 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 289
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhimband compares

By the 2011 count Bhimband is the 69th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 1674 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Bhimband

Bhimband is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhimband as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhimband from other places

Bhimband lies about 35 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Jamui, about 18 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 Bhimband
Tehsil headquarters Kharagpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Jamui 18 km
District headquarters Munger 35 km

Villages closest to Bhimband

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhimband village had a population of 590. That makes it the 69th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Bhimband village has 289 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhimband has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 890.

Bhimband covers 1674 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhimband falls under Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhimband is Jamui, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhimband.

Bhimband is about 35 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhimband is in Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district. Kharagpur is about 17 km away. Jamui is about 18 km away. Munger is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwanpur (9.3 km), Parmanandpur (9.5 km) and Gaighat (10 km).

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

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