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About Babhne Village

Babhne is a mid sized village in Khelari tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,457, made up of 758 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babhne Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhne village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Khelari
Pincode 835222
Area (hectares) 452 hectares
Population 1,457
Male Population 758
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Babhne compares

By the 2011 count Babhne is the 8th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents. Its 452 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 973.

Getting to Babhne

The census records public bus service for Babhne 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Babhne from other places

Babhne lies about 43 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Ray, about 2.2 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 Babhne
Nearest railway station Ray 2.2 km
Nearest town Churi 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Khelari 6.5 km
District headquarters Ranchi 43 km

Villages closest to Babhne

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhne village had a population of 1,457. That makes it the 8th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents.

Babhne village has 758 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhne has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Babhne is 835222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhne covers 452 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Babhne falls under Khelari tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Babhne is Ray, about 2.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Babhne.

Babhne is about 43 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhne is in Khelari tehsil of Ranchi district. Ray is about 2.2 km away. Churi is about 5.9 km away. Khelari is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manatu (under 2 km), Ray (3.0 km) and Hoyar (4.3 km).

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

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