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About Babhnauli Village

Babhnauli is a mid sized village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,709, made up of 897 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babhnauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhnauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Basantpur
Pincode 841406
Area (hectares) 85.32 hectares
Population 1,709
Male Population 897
Female Population 812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Babhnauli compares

By the 2011 count Babhnauli is the 27th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 85.32 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Babhnauli

Babhnauli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Babhnauli as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Babhnauli from other places

Babhnauli lies about 29 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 5.4 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 Babhnauli
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Barkagaon Halt 5.4 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 17 km
District headquarters Siwan 29 km

Villages closest to Babhnauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhnauli village had a population of 1,709. That makes it the 27th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Babhnauli village has 897 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhnauli has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Babhnauli is 841406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhnauli covers 85.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Babhnauli falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Babhnauli is Barkagaon Halt, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Babhnauli.

Babhnauli is about 29 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhnauli is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Basantpur is about 3.2 km away. Barkagaon Halt is about 5.4 km away. Mahārājgani is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jankinagar (under 2 km), Shampur (under 2 km) and Shampur Khap (under 2 km).

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

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