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About Babhaniyawan Village

Babhaniyawan is one of the larger villages in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,971, made up of 2,987 males and 2,984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babhaniyawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhaniyawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222165
Area (hectares) 506.3 hectares
Population 5,971
Male Population 2,987
Female Population 2,984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Babhaniyawan compares

By the 2011 count Babhaniyawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 506.3 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Babhaniyawan

Babhaniyawan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Babhaniyawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Babhaniyawan from other places

Babhaniyawan lies about 44 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Nima Gopalpur, about 3.2 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 Babhaniyawan
Nearest railway station Nima Gopalpur 3.2 km
Nearest town Bela 34 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 35 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 44 km

Villages closest to Babhaniyawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhaniyawan village had a population of 5,971. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Babhaniyawan village has 2,987 males and 2,984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhaniyawan has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Babhaniyawan is 222165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhaniyawan covers 506.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babhaniyawan falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Babhaniyawan is Nima Gopalpur, about 3.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Babhaniyawan.

Babhaniyawan is about 44 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhaniyawan is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Nima Gopalpur is about 3.2 km away. Bela is about 34 km away. Machhlishahr is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohariyawan (under 2 km), Umapur (7.9 km) and Abhaipur (11 km).

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

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