About Bhanas Village

Bhanas is a large village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,655, made up of 1,386 males and 1,269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429 hectares hectares.

Bhanas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanas village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Dinara
Area (hectares)	429 hectares
Population	2,655
Male Population	1,386
Female Population	1,269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanas compares

By the 2011 count Bhanas is the 13th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 429 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bhanas

Bhanas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhanas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhanas from other places

Bhanas lies about 68 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sanjhauli Halt, about 14 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 Bhanas
Tehsil headquarters	Dinara	3.7 km
Nearest town	Nokha	14 km
Nearest railway station	Sanjhauli Halt	14 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	68 km

Villages closest to Bhanas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanas village had a population of 2,655. That makes it the 13th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Bhanas village has 1,386 males and 1,269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanas has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Bhanas covers 429 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhanas falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhanas is Sanjhauli Halt, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhanas.

Bhanas is about 68 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanas is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 3.7 km away. Nokha is about 14 km away. Sanjhauli Halt is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.