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About Bhawanandpur Village

Bhawanandpur is a mid sized village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 496 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawanandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawanandpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 22.52 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 496
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawanandpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhawanandpur is the 47th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 22.52 hectares work out to about 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bhawanandpur

Bhawanandpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhawanandpur as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhawanandpur from other places

Bhawanandpur lies about 49 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is New Farakka Junction, about 8.3 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 Bhawanandpur
Nearest town Farakka 5.5 km
Nearest railway station New Farakka Junction 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 11 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 49 km

Villages closest to Bhawanandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawanandpur village had a population of 969. That makes it the 47th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Bhawanandpur village has 496 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanandpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bhawanandpur is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawanandpur covers 22.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhawanandpur falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhawanandpur is New Farakka Junction, about 8.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhawanandpur.

Bhawanandpur is about 49 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawanandpur is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Farakka is about 5.5 km away. New Farakka Junction is about 8.3 km away. Barharwa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasbasirasin (2.1 km), Sirasing (2.1 km) and Mirjapur (2.8 km).

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

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