About Babhani Village

Babhani is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,865, made up of 931 males and 934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares.

Babhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Dagarua
Area (hectares)	238 hectares
Population	1,865
Male Population	931
Female Population	934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Babhani compares

By the 2011 count Babhani is the 44th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Babhani

Babhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Babhani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Babhani from other places

Babhani lies about 173 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Basarhia Halt, about 6.6 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 Babhani
Nearest railway station	Basarhia Halt	6.6 km
Nearest town	Dalsingh Sarai	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dagarua	28 km
District headquarters	Purnia	173 km

Villages closest to Babhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhani village had a population of 1,865. That makes it the 44th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Babhani village has 931 males and 934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhani has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Babhani covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babhani falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhani is Basarhia Halt, about 6.6 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 village for Babhani.

Babhani is about 173 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhani is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Basarhia Halt is about 6.6 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 8.3 km away. Dagarua is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.