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About Babhan Purwa Village

Babhan Purwa is a mid sized village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,196, made up of 602 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271875, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babhan Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhan Purwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Bhinga
Pincode 271875
Area (hectares) 178.8 hectares
Population 1,196
Male Population 602
Female Population 594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Babhan Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Babhan Purwa is the 205th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 178.8 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Babhan Purwa

Babhan Purwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Babhan Purwa 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 Babhan Purwa from other places

Babhan Purwa lies about 6.6 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Chilwariya, about 23 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 Babhan Purwa
District headquarters Shrawasti 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhinga 10 km
Nearest railway station Chilwariya 23 km

Villages closest to Babhan Purwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhinga 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 Babhan Purwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhan Purwa village had a population of 1,196. That makes it the 205th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Babhan Purwa village has 602 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhan Purwa has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Babhan Purwa is 271875. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhan Purwa covers 178.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babhan Purwa falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Babhan Purwa is Chilwariya, about 23 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 Babhan Purwa.

Babhan Purwa is about 6.6 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhan Purwa is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Shrawasti is about 6.6 km away. Bhinga is about 10 km away. Chilwariya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunapur (1.6 km), Sujan Dih (2.8 km) and Srinager (2.9 km).

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

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