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About Bhagwanpur Village

Bhagwanpur is a mid sized village in Silao tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,121, made up of 617 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagwanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagwanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Silao
Pincode 803117
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 1,121
Male Population 617
Female Population 504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhagwanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhagwanpur is the 31st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bhagwanpur

Bhagwanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhagwanpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagwanpur from other places

Bhagwanpur lies about 6.8 km from Silao, and the nearest railway station is Nalanda, about 4.0 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 Bhagwanpur
Nearest railway station Nalanda 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Silao 6.8 km

Villages closest to Bhagwanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagwanpur village had a population of 1,121. That makes it the 31st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents.

Bhagwanpur village has 617 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagwanpur has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Bhagwanpur is 803117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagwanpur covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhagwanpur falls under Silao tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhagwanpur is Nalanda, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bhagwanpur.

Bhagwanpur is about 6.8 km from Silao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagwanpur is in Silao tehsil of Nalanda district. Nalanda is about 4.0 km away. Silao is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachwara (under 2 km), Lodipur (under 2 km) and Taju Bigha (under 2 km).

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

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