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About Bhawanipur Village

Bhawanipur is a mid sized village in Kurhani tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 439 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawanipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kurhani
Pincode 843119
Area (hectares) 57.45 hectares
Population 850
Male Population 439
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawanipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhawanipur is the 120th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents. Its 57.45 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Bhawanipur

Bhawanipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhawanipur as Available within 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 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 16 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Silaut, about 7.2 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 railway station Silaut 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurhani 9.0 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 16 km

Villages closest to Bhawanipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurhani 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 850. That makes it the 120th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents.

Bhawanipur village has 439 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanipur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Bhawanipur is 843119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawanipur covers 57.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhawanipur falls under Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawanipur is Silaut, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance for Bhawanipur.

Bhawanipur is about 16 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawanipur is in Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Silaut is about 7.2 km away. Kurhani is about 9.0 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbarsa Dih (under 2 km), Sonbarsa Ahmad (under 2 km) and Habibpatti (under 2 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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