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About Bhawanipur Village

Bhawanipur is a large village in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,274, made up of 1,159 males and 1,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares.

Bhawanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawanipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 2,274
Male Population 1,159
Female Population 1,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
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 Bhawanipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhawanipur is the 31st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Bhawanipur

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

Bhawanipur lies about 12 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, 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 Bhawanipur
District headquarters Purnia 12 km
Nearest railway station Kirtyanand Nagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Krityanand Nagar 13 km

Villages closest to Bhawanipur

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.

Common questions about Bhawanipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawanipur village had a population of 2,274. That makes it the 31st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Bhawanipur village has 1,159 males and 1,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanipur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Bhawanipur covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhawanipur is Kirtyanand Nagar, 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 Bhawanipur.

Bhawanipur is about 12 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawanipur is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Purnia is about 12 km away. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 13 km away. Krityanand Nagar 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 Majra (1.7 km), Majra Milik (1.7 km) and Bakhri Kol (1.7 km).

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

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