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About Brindaban Village

Brindaban is a mid sized village in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 587 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Brindaban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brindaban village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Banmankhi
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 1,100
Male Population 587
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Brindaban compares

By the 2011 count Brindaban is the 42nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Brindaban

Brindaban is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Brindaban as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Brindaban from other places

Brindaban lies about 38 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Janakinagar, about 2.5 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 Brindaban
Nearest railway station Janakinagar 2.5 km
Nearest town Banmankhi Bazar 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Banmankhi 7.5 km
District headquarters Purnia 38 km

Villages closest to Brindaban

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Brindaban village had a population of 1,100. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Brindaban village has 587 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brindaban has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Brindaban covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Brindaban falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Brindaban is Janakinagar, about 2.5 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 km distance for Brindaban.

Brindaban is about 38 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Brindaban is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Janakinagar is about 2.5 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 7.4 km away. Banmankhi is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belachand Sukhia Milik (under 2 km), Belchand Sukhia (under 2 km) and Madhuban (1.6 km).

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

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