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About Babhanpura Village

Babhanpura is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 304 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares.

Babhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 304
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
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 Babhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Babhanpura is the 95th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Babhanpura

Babhanpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Babhanpura 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 Babhanpura from other places

Babhanpura lies about 147 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Angar Ghat, about 13 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 Babhanpura
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 9.8 km
Nearest town Rosera 13 km
Nearest railway station Angar Ghat 13 km
District headquarters Purnia 147 km

Villages closest to Babhanpura

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.

Common questions about Babhanpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhanpura village had a population of 561. That makes it the 95th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Babhanpura village has 304 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhanpura has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Babhanpura covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babhanpura falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhanpura is Angar Ghat, about 13 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 Babhanpura.

Babhanpura is about 147 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhanpura is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Dagarua is about 9.8 km away. Rosera is about 13 km away. Angar Ghat is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekhpura (under 2 km), Diha (under 2 km) and Bahadurpur (2.5 km).

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

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