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About Bibi Bankatwa Village

Bibi Bankatwa is one of the larger villages in Bagaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,074, made up of 2,624 males and 2,450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.8 hectares hectares.

Bibi Bankatwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bibi Bankatwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Bagaha
Area (hectares) 488.8 hectares
Population 5,074
Male Population 2,624
Female Population 2,450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Bibi Bankatwa compares

By the 2011 count Bibi Bankatwa is the 11th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 488.8 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Bibi Bankatwa

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

Bibi Bankatwa lies about 20 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhairoganj, about 16 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 Bibi Bankatwa
Nearest railway station Bhairoganj 16 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagaha 20 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 20 km

Villages closest to Bibi Bankatwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagaha 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 Bibi Bankatwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bibi Bankatwa village had a population of 5,074. That makes it the 11th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Bibi Bankatwa village has 2,624 males and 2,450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bibi Bankatwa has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Bibi Bankatwa covers 488.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bibi Bankatwa falls under Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bibi Bankatwa is Bhairoganj, about 16 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 Bibi Bankatwa.

Bibi Bankatwa is about 20 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bibi Bankatwa is in Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Bhairoganj is about 16 km away. Rāmnagar is about 19 km away. Bagaha is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankatwa Tewari (1.6 km), Lagunaha (1.7 km) and Purbari Lagunaha (1.7 km).

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

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