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About Babhangawan Village

Babhangawan is a small village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 204 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares.

Babhangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhangawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 204
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
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 Babhangawan compares

By the 2011 count Babhangawan is the 50th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Babhangawan

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

Babhangawan lies about 17 km from Purnia. 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 Babhangawan
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 7.3 km
District headquarters Purnia 17 km

Villages closest to Babhangawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhangawan village had a population of 414. That makes it the 50th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Babhangawan village has 204 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhangawan has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Babhangawan covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babhangawan falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Babhangawan notes the nearest railway station 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 Babhangawan.

Babhangawan is about 17 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhangawan is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Kasba is about 7.3 km away. Purnia is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanjheli (under 2 km), Kadwa (under 2 km) and Pakaria (under 2 km).

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

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