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About Bhawanpur Village

Bhawanpur is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 82 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 780 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 82
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 780
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhawanpur is the 142nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bhawanpur

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

How far is Bhawanpur from other places

Bhawanpur lies about 22 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Bholldih, about 16 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 Bhawanpur
Tehsil headquarters Pirtanr 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Bholldih 16 km
Nearest town Gomoh 17 km
District headquarters Giridih 22 km

Villages closest to Bhawanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawanpur village had a population of 146. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Bhawanpur village has 82 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanpur has about 780 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bhawanpur is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawanpur covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhawanpur falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhawanpur is Bholldih, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhawanpur.

Bhawanpur is about 22 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawanpur is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 6.0 km away. Bholldih is about 16 km away. Gomoh 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 Kamla Singha (under 2 km), Dhawatanr (under 2 km) and Barasingha (under 2 km).

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

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