About Bhanthi Village

Bhanthi is a mid sized village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,220, made up of 638 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanthi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	166.73 hectares
Population	1,220
Male Population	638
Female Population	582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanthi compares

By the 2011 count Bhanthi is the 47th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 166.73 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Bhanthi

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

Bhanthi lies about 23 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 9.1 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 Bhanthi
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	11 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	15 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	23 km

Villages closest to Bhanthi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanthi village had a population of 1,220. That makes it the 47th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Bhanthi village has 638 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanthi has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Bhanthi is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanthi covers 166.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhanthi falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhanthi is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhanthi.

Bhanthi is about 23 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanthi is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 9.1 km away. Mahishi is about 11 km away. Bangaon is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.