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About Bhimpara Village

Bhimpara is a mid sized village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 464 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhimpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhimpara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 464
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhimpara compares

By the 2011 count Bhimpara is the 51st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bhimpara

Bhimpara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhimpara as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhimpara from other places

Bhimpara lies about 49 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bonidanga, about 2.4 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 Bhimpara
Nearest railway station Bonidanga 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 3.2 km
Nearest town Farakka 12 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 49 km

Villages closest to Bhimpara

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 Bhimpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhimpara village had a population of 872. That makes it the 51st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Bhimpara village has 464 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhimpara has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

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

Bhimpara covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhimpara falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhimpara is Bonidanga, about 2.4 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 - 10 km distance for Bhimpara.

Bhimpara 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.

Bhimpara is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bonidanga is about 2.4 km away. Barharwa is about 3.2 km away. Farakka is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goalpara (under 2 km), Mogalpara (under 2 km) and Dulampur (under 2 km).

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

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