About Babhania Village

Babhania is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,992, made up of 1,032 males and 960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babhania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhania village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733201
Area (hectares)	175.63 hectares
Population	1,992
Male Population	1,032
Female Population	960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
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 Babhania compares

By the 2011 count Babhania is the 67th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 175.63 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Babhania

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

Babhania lies about 8.6 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 2.5 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 Babhania
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	2.5 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	14 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	22 km

Villages closest to Babhania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhania village had a population of 1,992. That makes it the 67th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Babhania village has 1,032 males and 960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhania has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Babhania is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhania covers 175.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babhania falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Babhania is Surja Kama, about 2.5 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 Babhania.

Babhania is about 8.6 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhania is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Surja Kama is about 2.5 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 8.6 km away. Karandighi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.