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About Bahopur Village

Bahopur is a mid sized village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,351, made up of 656 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Bahopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahopur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 1,351
Male Population 656
Female Population 695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bahopur compares

By the 2011 count Bahopur is the 56th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Bahopur

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

How far is Bahopur from other places

Bahopur lies about 19 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 12 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 Bahopur
Nearest railway station Bishunpur Mahuari Halt 12 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Goriakothi 19 km
District headquarters Siwan 19 km

Villages closest to Bahopur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahopur village had a population of 1,351. That makes it the 56th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Bahopur village has 656 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahopur has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Bahopur covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bahopur falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bahopur is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bahopur.

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

Bahopur is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 12 km away. Mahārājgani is about 14 km away. Goriakothi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Heyatpur (under 2 km), Karpalia (under 2 km) and Barari (1.9 km).

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

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