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About Bhanpur Village

Bhanpur is a mid sized village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 297 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Bhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 297
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Bhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhanpur is the 136th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Bhanpur

Bhanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhanpur 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 Bhanpur from other places

Bhanpur lies about 14 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 1.7 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
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 1.7 km
Nearest town Husainābād 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kargahar 14 km
District headquarters Rohtas 14 km

Villages closest to Bhanpur

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 Bhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanpur village had a population of 578. That makes it the 136th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Bhanpur village has 297 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Bhanpur covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanpur falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhanpur is Kajrat Nawadih, about 1.7 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 Bhanpur.

Bhanpur is about 14 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 Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. Kajrat Nawadih is about 1.7 km away. Husainābād is about 7.0 km away. Kargahar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishunpur (2.3 km), Bahera (2.3 km) and Bhawadih (2.6 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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