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About Bhobhi Village

Bhobhi is a large village in Nagar Nausa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,411, made up of 1,264 males and 1,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares.

Bhobhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhobhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Nagar Nausa
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 2,411
Male Population 1,264
Female Population 1,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhobhi compares

By the 2011 count Bhobhi is the 13th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Bhobhi

The census records public bus service for Bhobhi as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhobhi from other places

Bhobhi lies about 17 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Lohanda, about 3.9 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 Bhobhi
Nearest railway station Lohanda 3.9 km
Nearest town Hilsa 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagar Nausa 5.5 km
District headquarters Nalanda 17 km

Villages closest to Bhobhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagar Nausa 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 Bhobhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhobhi village had a population of 2,411. That makes it the 13th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Bhobhi village has 1,264 males and 1,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhobhi has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Bhobhi covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhobhi falls under Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhobhi is Lohanda, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Bhobhi is about 17 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhobhi is in Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district. Lohanda is about 3.9 km away. Hilsa is about 5.4 km away. Nagar Nausa is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saidanpur Sakraura (under 2 km), Khajura (1.6 km) and Damodarpur Baldha (2.2 km).

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

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