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About Babhni Village

Babhni is a small village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 160 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Nagaruntari
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 141.99 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 160
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Babhni compares

By the 2011 count Babhni is the 66th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 141.99 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Babhni

Babhni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Babhni as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Babhni from other places

Babhni lies about 21 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Untari Road, about 6.1 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 Babhni
Nearest railway station Untari Road 6.1 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 18 km
District headquarters Garhwa 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagaruntari 30 km

Villages closest to Babhni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhni village had a population of 307. That makes it the 66th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Babhni village has 160 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhni has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Babhni is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhni covers 141.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Babhni falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Babhni is Untari Road, about 6.1 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 km distance for Babhni.

Babhni is about 21 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhni is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Untari Road is about 6.1 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 18 km away. Garhwa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolhua (5.2 km), Kodwaria (5.7 km) and Sonpura (5.8 km).

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

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