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About Bhopatpur Village

Bhopatpur is a large village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,948, made up of 1,870 males and 2,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares.

Bhopatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhopatpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Barharia
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 3,948
Male Population 1,870
Female Population 2,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhopatpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhopatpur is the 16th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bhopatpur

Bhopatpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhopatpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhopatpur from other places

Bhopatpur lies about 18 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, 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 Bhopatpur
Tehsil headquarters Barharia 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 11 km
Nearest town Barauli 12 km
District headquarters Siwan 18 km

Villages closest to Bhopatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhopatpur village had a population of 3,948. That makes it the 16th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Bhopatpur village has 1,870 males and 2,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhopatpur has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Bhopatpur covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhopatpur falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhopatpur is Ratan Sarai, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhopatpur.

Bhopatpur is about 18 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhopatpur is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Barharia is about 7.7 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 11 km away. Barauli 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 Bishunpura (under 2 km), Jogapur (under 2 km) and Bishambharpur (under 2 km).

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

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