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About Bhawnari Village

Bhawnari is a large village in Adapur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,117, made up of 1,101 males and 1,016 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawnari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawnari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Adapur
Pincode 845301
Area (hectares) 144.9 hectares
Population 2,117
Male Population 1,101
Female Population 1,016
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhawnari compares

By the 2011 count Bhawnari is the 46th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 144.9 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Bhawnari

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

How far is Bhawnari from other places

Bhawnari lies about 30 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Adapur, about 3.4 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 Bhawnari
Nearest railway station Adapur 3.4 km
Nearest town Raxaul 12 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 30 km

Villages closest to Bhawnari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawnari village had a population of 2,117. That makes it the 46th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Bhawnari village has 1,101 males and 1,016 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawnari has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Bhawnari is 845301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawnari covers 144.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhawnari falls under Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawnari is Adapur, about 3.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhawnari.

Bhawnari is about 30 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawnari is in Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Adapur is about 3.4 km away. Raxaul is about 12 km away. Purba Champaran is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairiya (under 2 km), Sirsia Khurd (under 2 km) and Bariarpur (under 2 km).

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

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