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About Babhanganwan Village

Babhanganwan is a mid sized village in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,028, made up of 511 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares.

Babhanganwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhanganwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Sonepur
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 1,028
Male Population 511
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Babhanganwan compares

By the 2011 count Babhanganwan is the 57th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Babhanganwan

Babhanganwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Babhanganwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Babhanganwan from other places

Babhanganwan lies about 56 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Nayagaon, about 3.2 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 Babhanganwan
Nearest railway station Nayagaon 3.2 km
Nearest town Dighwāra 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonepur 12 km
District headquarters Saran 56 km

Villages closest to Babhanganwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhanganwan village had a population of 1,028. That makes it the 57th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Babhanganwan village has 511 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhanganwan has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Babhanganwan covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Babhanganwan falls under Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhanganwan is Nayagaon, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Babhanganwan.

Babhanganwan is about 56 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhanganwan is in Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. Nayagaon is about 3.2 km away. Dighwāra is about 5.9 km away. Sonepur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sobhepur (under 2 km), Chhittu Pakar (under 2 km) and Rasen Chak (under 2 km).

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

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