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About Bhopatpur Village

Bhopatpur is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,079, made up of 569 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhopatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhopatpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Pincode 802220
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 1,079
Male Population 569
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhopatpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhopatpur is the 73rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bhopatpur

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

Bhopatpur lies about 63 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sanjhauli Halt, about 3.4 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 Bhopatpur
Nearest railway station Sanjhauli Halt 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 9.6 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 10 km
District headquarters Rohtas 63 km

Villages closest to Bhopatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhopatpur village had a population of 1,079. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Bhopatpur village has 569 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhopatpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Bhopatpur is 802220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhopatpur covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhopatpur falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhopatpur is Sanjhauli Halt, about 3.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhopatpur.

Bhopatpur is about 63 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhopatpur is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Sanjhauli Halt is about 3.4 km away. Karakat is about 9.6 km away. Bikramganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairadih (under 2 km), Gopalpur (1.7 km) and Bensagar (2.2 km).

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

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