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About Babupur Village

Babupur is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 268 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babupur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 146.8 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 268
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Babupur compares

By the 2011 count Babupur is the 142nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 146.8 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Babupur

Babupur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Babupur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Babupur from other places

Babupur lies about 19 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, 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 Babupur
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 11 km
District headquarters Pakur 19 km

Villages closest to Babupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babupur village had a population of 516. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Babupur village has 268 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babupur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Babupur is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babupur covers 146.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Babupur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Babupur is Banshlai Bridge, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Babupur.

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

Babupur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about under 2 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 11 km away. Pakur 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 Jagdishpur (under 2 km), Anapur (under 2 km) and Saratpur (under 2 km).

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

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