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About Bhawal Village

Bhawal is a large village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,317, made up of 2,226 males and 2,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 845106
Area (hectares) 381 hectares
Population 4,317
Male Population 2,226
Female Population 2,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Bhawal compares

By the 2011 count Bhawal is the 8th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents. Its 381 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bhawal

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

Bhawal lies about 28 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Harinagar, about 4.4 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 Bhawal
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 3.6 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Harinagar 4.4 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 28 km

Villages closest to Bhawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawal village had a population of 4,317. That makes it the 8th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents.

Bhawal village has 2,226 males and 2,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawal has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bhawal is 845106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawal covers 381 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhawal falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawal is Harinagar, about 4.4 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 Bhawal.

Bhawal is about 28 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawal is in Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Ramnagar is about 3.6 km away. Rāmnagar is about 3.6 km away. Harinagar is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanarpa (2.2 km), Chhagurahi Banjariya (2.4 km) and Kot Banjariya (2.4 km).

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

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