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About Bhanpur Village

Bhanpur is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 331 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272161
Area (hectares) 72.64 hectares
Population 633
Male Population 331
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhanpur is the 488th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 72.64 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bhanpur

Bhanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhanpur as Available within 5 - 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhanpur from other places

Bhanpur lies about 28 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Orwara, about 20 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 Bhanpur
Nearest town Mehndāwal 19 km
Nearest railway station Orwara 20 km
District headquarters Basti 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 33 km

Villages closest to Bhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanpur village had a population of 633. That makes it the 488th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Bhanpur village has 331 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Bhanpur is 272161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanpur covers 72.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhanpur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanpur is Orwara, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhanpur.

Bhanpur is about 28 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanpur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 19 km away. Orwara is about 20 km away. Basti is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhanpura Ghanshyamjot (under 2 km), Salbahanpur (under 2 km) and Lohrauli (under 2 km).

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

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