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About Bhabanipur Village

Bhabanipur is a large village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,780, made up of 1,448 males and 1,332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhabanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhabanipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731214
Area (hectares) 388.82 hectares
Population 2,780
Male Population 1,448
Female Population 1,332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhabanipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhabanipur is the 12th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 388.82 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Bhabanipur

Bhabanipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhabanipur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhabanipur from other places

Bhabanipur lies about 30 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sainthia Junction, about 2.0 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 Bhabanipur
Nearest railway station Sainthia Junction 2.0 km
Nearest town Sainthia 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 30 km
District headquarters Birbhum 30 km

Villages closest to Bhabanipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhabanipur village had a population of 2,780. That makes it the 12th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Bhabanipur village has 1,448 males and 1,332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhabanipur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Bhabanipur is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhabanipur covers 388.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhabanipur falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhabanipur is Sainthia Junction, about 2.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhabanipur.

Bhabanipur is about 30 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhabanipur is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Sainthia Junction is about 2.0 km away. Sainthia is about 2.2 km away. Illambazar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shrichandrapur (6.5 km), Chhata Chak (11 km) and Chhatar Bandi (11 km).

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

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