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About Babhni Village

Babhni is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 903, made up of 472 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.46 hectares hectares.

Babhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhni village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 86.46 hectares
Population 903
Male Population 472
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Babhni compares

By the 2011 count Babhni is the 72nd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 86.46 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Babhni

Babhni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Babhni 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 Babhni from other places

Babhni 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 Babhni
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 13 km
Nearest railway station Orwara 17 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 22 km
District headquarters Basti 24 km

Villages closest to Babhni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhni village had a population of 903. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Babhni village has 472 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhni has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Babhni covers 86.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babhni falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Babhni 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 10+ km distance for Babhni.

Babhni 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.

Babhni is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 13 km away. Orwara is about 17 km away. Mehndāwal is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhitia Khurd (under 2 km), Bashkhor Khurd (under 2 km) and Goothwa (under 2 km).

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

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