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About Bhawanipur Village

Bhawanipur is a large village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,643, made up of 1,391 males and 1,252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474 hectares hectares.

Bhawanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawanipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 474 hectares
Population 2,643
Male Population 1,391
Female Population 1,252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawanipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhawanipur is the 28th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents. Its 474 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bhawanipur

Bhawanipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhawanipur as Available within <5 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 Bhawanipur from other places

Bhawanipur lies about 84 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 5.3 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 Bhawanipur
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 11 km
Nearest town Arāria 15 km
District headquarters Supaul 84 km

Villages closest to Bhawanipur

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 Bhawanipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawanipur village had a population of 2,643. That makes it the 28th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents.

Bhawanipur village has 1,391 males and 1,252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanipur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Bhawanipur covers 474 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawanipur falls under Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhawanipur is Kusiargaon, about 5.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhawanipur.

Bhawanipur is about 84 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawanipur is in Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district. Kusiargaon is about 5.3 km away. Basantpur is about 11 km away. Arāria is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (7.2 km), Kochgawan (7.9 km) and Baijnathpur (11 km).

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

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