About Bhanpur Village

Bhanpur is a small village in Barbigha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 108 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Barbigha
Pincode	811101
Area (hectares)	57.06 hectares
Population	205
Male Population	108
Female Population	97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhanpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 57.06 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bhanpur

Bhanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhanpur as Available within 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 Bhanpur from other places

Bhanpur lies about 19 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 11 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 town	Bar Bigha	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barbigha	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	11 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	19 km

Villages closest to Bhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanpur village had a population of 205. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Bhanpur village has 108 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bhanpur is 811101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanpur covers 57.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanpur falls under Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhanpur is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Bhanpur.

Bhanpur is about 19 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanpur is in Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Bar Bigha is about 5.5 km away. Barbigha is about 5.7 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.