About Babhni Village

Babhni is a mid sized village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 278 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Babhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Sirdala
Area (hectares)	51 hectares
Population	552
Male Population	278
Female Population	274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
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 Babhni compares

By the 2011 count Babhni is the 75th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Babhni

Babhni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Babhni 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 Babhni from other places

Babhni lies about 25 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Kharaundh, about 4.7 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 Babhni
Nearest town	Rajauli	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kharaundh	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sirdala	7.3 km
District headquarters	Nawada	25 km

Villages closest to Babhni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhni village had a population of 552. That makes it the 75th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Babhni village has 278 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhni has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Babhni covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babhni falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhni is Kharaundh, about 4.7 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 Babhni.

Babhni is about 25 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhni is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Rajauli is about 3.3 km away. Kharaundh is about 4.7 km away. Sirdala is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.