About Babhangawan Village

Babhangawan is a large village in Vidyapati Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,332, made up of 1,210 males and 1,122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Babhangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhangawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Vidyapati Nagar
Area (hectares)	100 hectares
Population	2,332
Male Population	1,210
Female Population	1,122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Babhangawan compares

By the 2011 count Babhangawan is the 17th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,369 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Babhangawan

Babhangawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Babhangawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Babhangawan from other places

Babhangawan lies about 22 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Basarhia Halt, about 6.6 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 Babhangawan
Tehsil headquarters	Vidyapati Nagar	5.2 km
Nearest railway station	Basarhia Halt	6.6 km
Nearest town	Dalsingh Sarai	8.3 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	22 km

Villages closest to Babhangawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vidyapati Nagar 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 Babhangawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhangawan village had a population of 2,332. That makes it the 17th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,369 residents.

Babhangawan village has 1,210 males and 1,122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhangawan has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Babhangawan covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Babhangawan falls under Vidyapati Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhangawan is Basarhia Halt, about 6.6 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 10+ km distance for Babhangawan.

Babhangawan is about 22 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhangawan is in Vidyapati Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Vidyapati Nagar is about 5.2 km away. Basarhia Halt is about 6.6 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.