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About Wafapur Banthu Village

Wafapur Banthu is a large village in Bhagwanpur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,776, made up of 2,466 males and 2,310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wafapur Banthu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wafapur Banthu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Bhagwanpur
Pincode 844114
Area (hectares) 455 hectares
Population 4,776
Male Population 2,466
Female Population 2,310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Wafapur Banthu compares

By the 2011 count Wafapur Banthu is the 7th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 455 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Wafapur Banthu

Wafapur Banthu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Wafapur Banthu 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wafapur Banthu from other places

Wafapur Banthu lies about 124 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Gauri Sriram, 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 Wafapur Banthu
Nearest railway station Gauri Sriram 11 km
Nearest town Bettiah 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur 30 km
District headquarters Vaishali 124 km

Villages closest to Wafapur Banthu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur 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 Wafapur Banthu

As per the Census of India 2011, Wafapur Banthu village had a population of 4,776. That makes it the 7th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Wafapur Banthu village has 2,466 males and 2,310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wafapur Banthu has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Wafapur Banthu is 844114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wafapur Banthu covers 455 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Wafapur Banthu falls under Bhagwanpur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Wafapur Banthu is Gauri Sriram, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Wafapur Banthu.

Wafapur Banthu is about 124 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wafapur Banthu is in Bhagwanpur tehsil of Vaishali district. Gauri Sriram is about 11 km away. Bettiah is about 24 km away. Bhagwanpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patti Bandhu Rae (under 2 km), Ahirpur (1.9 km) and Manganpur (8.6 km).

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

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