About Bhanu Bigha Village

Bhanu Bigha is a mid sized village in Ekangarsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 384 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanu Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanu Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ekangarsarai
Pincode	801301
Area (hectares)	61 hectares
Population	742
Male Population	384
Female Population	358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanu Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Bhanu Bigha is the 67th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Bhanu Bigha

Bhanu Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhanu Bigha as Available within 5 - 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 Bhanu Bigha from other places

Bhanu Bigha lies about 15 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Ekangarsarai, about 5.3 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 Bhanu Bigha
Nearest railway station	Ekangarsarai	5.3 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	6.7 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	15 km

Villages closest to Bhanu Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ekangarsarai 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 Bhanu Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanu Bigha village had a population of 742. That makes it the 67th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Bhanu Bigha village has 384 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanu Bigha has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Bhanu Bigha is 801301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanu Bigha covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhanu Bigha falls under Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhanu Bigha is Ekangarsarai, about 5.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhanu Bigha.

Bhanu Bigha is about 15 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanu Bigha is in Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Ekangarsarai is about 5.3 km away. Hilsa is about 6.7 km away. Nalanda is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.