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About Babhaniyav Village

Babhaniyav is a mid sized village in Varanasi tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,914, made up of 1,020 males and 894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babhaniyav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhaniyav village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Varanasi
Pincode 221311
Area (hectares) 124.32 hectares
Population 1,914
Male Population 1,020
Female Population 894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Babhaniyav compares

By the 2011 count Babhaniyav is the 252nd largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 124.32 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Babhaniyav

Babhaniyav is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Babhaniyav 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 Babhaniyav from other places

Babhaniyav lies about 18 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Raja Talab, about 4.9 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 Babhaniyav
Nearest railway station Raja Talab 4.9 km
Nearest town Chunār 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Varanasi 18 km

Villages closest to Babhaniyav

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhaniyav village had a population of 1,914. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Babhaniyav village has 1,020 males and 894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhaniyav has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Babhaniyav is 221311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhaniyav covers 124.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Babhaniyav falls under Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Babhaniyav is Raja Talab, about 4.9 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 Babhaniyav.

Babhaniyav is about 18 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhaniyav is in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district. Raja Talab is about 4.9 km away. Chunār is about 11 km away. Varanasi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shaktiyarpur (under 2 km), Baherwa (under 2 km) and Kanhipur (under 2 km).

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

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