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About Bhabanipur Village

Bhabanipur is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,138, made up of 581 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, 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 Murarai I
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 160.79 hectares
Population 1,138
Male Population 581
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhabanipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhabanipur is the 45th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 160.79 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bhabanipur

The census records public bus service for Bhabanipur as Available within 10+ 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 <5 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 Murarai I 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 Murarai I 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 1,138. That makes it the 45th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Bhabanipur village has 581 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhabanipur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bhabanipur is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhabanipur covers 160.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhabanipur falls under Murarai I 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Sainthia Junction is about 2.0 km away. Sainthia is about 2.2 km away. Murarai I 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 Raichandrapur (9.3 km), Ramchandrapur (9.3 km) and Barua Gopalpur (24 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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