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About Bhanpur Village

Bhanpur is one of the larger villages in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,507, made up of 3,386 males and 3,121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 783 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Pincode 802213
Area (hectares) 783 hectares
Population 6,507
Male Population 3,386
Female Population 3,121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhanpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 783 hectares work out to about 8.3 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 Bhanpur

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

Bhanpur lies about 76 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bairi, about 20 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 Bhanpur
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 6.1 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 20 km
Nearest railway station Bairi 20 km
District headquarters Rohtas 76 km

Villages closest to Bhanpur

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.

Common questions about Bhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanpur village had a population of 6,507. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Bhanpur village has 3,386 males and 3,121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bhanpur is 802213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanpur covers 783 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhanpur falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhanpur is Bairi, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhanpur.

Bhanpur is about 76 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanpur is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 6.1 km away. Bikramganj is about 20 km away. Bairi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udayabhanpur (under 2 km), Bhatpurwa (under 2 km) and Dehri (under 2 km).

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

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