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About Bhawanipur Village

Bhawanipur is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 223 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.34 hectares hectares.

Bhawanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawanipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 100.34 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 223
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawanipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhawanipur is the 360th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 100.34 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Bhawanipur

Bhawanipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhawanipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhawanipur from other places

Bhawanipur lies about 43 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 10 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 Bhawanipur
Nearest railway station Bilwai 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 14 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 14 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 43 km

Villages closest to Bhawanipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawanipur village had a population of 471. That makes it the 360th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Bhawanipur village has 223 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanipur has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Bhawanipur covers 100.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawanipur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhawanipur is Bilwai, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhawanipur.

Bhawanipur is about 43 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawanipur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 10 km away. Shahganj is about 14 km away. Shāhganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhusaundi (under 2 km), Ram Nagar (2.0 km) and Ataraura (2.1 km).

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

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