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About Babhani Village

Babhani is a large village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,246, made up of 2,167 males and 2,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281 hectares hectares.

Babhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Area (hectares) 281 hectares
Population 4,246
Male Population 2,167
Female Population 2,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Babhani compares

By the 2011 count Babhani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 281 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Babhani

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

Babhani lies about 35 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Untari Road, about 6.1 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 Babhani
Nearest railway station Untari Road 6.1 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kargahar 35 km
District headquarters Rohtas 35 km

Villages closest to Babhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhani village had a population of 4,246. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Babhani village has 2,167 males and 2,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhani has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Babhani covers 281 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Babhani falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhani is Untari Road, about 6.1 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 Babhani.

Babhani is about 35 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhani is in Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. Untari Road is about 6.1 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 18 km away. Kargahar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kauakhonch (3.4 km), Bhaluni (7.3 km) and Semri (9.6 km).

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

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