About Banbhag Village

Banbhag is one of the larger villages in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,439, made up of 5,982 males and 5,457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628 hectares hectares.

Banbhag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banbhag village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares)	628 hectares
Population	11,439
Male Population	5,982
Female Population	5,457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
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 Banbhag compares

By the 2011 count Banbhag is the 6th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 628 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Banbhag

Banbhag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banbhag 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 Banbhag from other places

Banbhag lies about 6.2 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 3.7 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 Banbhag
Nearest railway station	Kirtyanand Nagar	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Krityanand Nagar	3.8 km
District headquarters	Purnia	6.2 km

Villages closest to Banbhag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 Banbhag

As per the Census of India 2011, Banbhag village had a population of 11,439. That makes it the 6th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Banbhag village has 5,982 males and 5,457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banbhag has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Banbhag covers 628 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banbhag falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banbhag is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 3.7 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 Banbhag.

Banbhag is about 6.2 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banbhag is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 3.7 km away. Krityanand Nagar is about 3.8 km away. Purnia is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.