About Bhabanipur Village

Bhabanipur is one of the larger villages in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,465, made up of 5,761 males and 5,704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742202, 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	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Farakka
Pincode	742202
Area (hectares)	297.02 hectares
Population	11,465
Male Population	5,761
Female Population	5,704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
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 4th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 297.02 hectares work out to about 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

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 68 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Sanko Para Halt, about under 2 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	Sanko Para Halt	under 2 km
Nearest town	Dhuliān	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Farakka	12 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	68 km

Villages closest to Bhabanipur

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

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Common questions about Bhabanipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhabanipur village had a population of 11,465. That makes it the 4th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Bhabanipur village has 5,761 males and 5,704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhabanipur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Bhabanipur is 742202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhabanipur covers 297.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhabanipur falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhabanipur is Sanko Para Halt, about under 2 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 68 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhabanipur is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Sanko Para Halt is about under 2 km away. Dhuliān is about 4.6 km away. Farakka is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.