About Bhopatpur Village

Bhopatpur is one of the larger villages in Kotwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,958, made up of 10,547 males and 9,411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1305.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhopatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhopatpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Kotwa
Pincode	845432
Area (hectares)	1305.9 hectares
Population	19,958
Male Population	10,547
Female Population	9,411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhopatpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhopatpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents. Its 1305.9 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Bhopatpur

Bhopatpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhopatpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhopatpur from other places

Bhopatpur lies about 22 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sahasralingam, about 11 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 Bhopatpur
Tehsil headquarters	Kotwa	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Sahasralingam	11 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	17 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	22 km

Villages closest to Bhopatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhopatpur village had a population of 19,958. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents.

Bhopatpur village has 10,547 males and 9,411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhopatpur has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Bhopatpur is 845432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhopatpur covers 1305.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhopatpur falls under Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhopatpur is Sahasralingam, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhopatpur.

Bhopatpur is about 22 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhopatpur is in Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kotwa is about 8.5 km away. Sahasralingam is about 11 km away. Sāhibganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.