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About Bhanta Bari Village

Bhanta Bari is one of the larger villages in Charaut tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,051, made up of 2,677 males and 2,374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1002 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanta Bari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanta Bari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Charaut
Pincode 843319
Area (hectares) 1002 hectares
Population 5,051
Male Population 2,677
Female Population 2,374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Bhanta Bari compares

By the 2011 count Bhanta Bari is the 5th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,665 residents. Its 1002 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Bhanta Bari

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

Bhanta Bari lies about 26 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about 9.9 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 Bhanta Bari
Tehsil headquarters Charaut 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Janakpur Road 9.9 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 26 km
Nearest town Sītāmarhi 26 km

Villages closest to Bhanta Bari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Charaut 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 Bhanta Bari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanta Bari village had a population of 5,051. That makes it the 5th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,665 residents.

Bhanta Bari village has 2,677 males and 2,374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanta Bari has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Bhanta Bari is 843319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanta Bari covers 1002 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanta Bari falls under Charaut tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhanta Bari is Janakpur Road, about 9.9 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 Bhanta Bari.

Bhanta Bari is about 26 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanta Bari is in Charaut tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Charaut is about 5.0 km away. Janakpur Road is about 9.9 km away. Sitamarhi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basotra (1.5 km), Parigawan (2.8 km) and Chandar Saina (3.8 km).

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

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