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About Babhani Village

Babhani is a small village in Basti tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 63 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,270 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Basti
Pincode 272171
Area (hectares) 23.87 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 63
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,270
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Babhani compares

By the 2011 count Babhani is the 865th largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 23.87 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Babhani

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

How far is Babhani from other places

Babhani lies about 24 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Orwara, about 17 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 Babhani
Nearest railway station Orwara 17 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Basti 24 km

Villages closest to Babhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhani village had a population of 143. That makes it the 865th largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Babhani village has 63 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhani has about 1270 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Babhani is 272171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhani covers 23.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Babhani falls under Basti tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Babhani is Orwara, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Babhani.

Babhani is about 24 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhani is in Basti tehsil of Basti district. Orwara is about 17 km away. Mehndāwal is about 22 km away. Basti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhniakhurd (under 2 km), Majha Kalan (4.2 km) and Lonha (5.2 km).

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

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