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Babhani

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Falka mandal
Pincode 854114
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Babhani is a village in Falka mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 2,122 across 420 households. It has a literacy rate of 53.1% and is located at 26.514°N, 83.790°E with PIN code 854114.

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LGD code
224265
Pincode
854114
Post office
Pothia
Population
2,122
Households
420
Literacy rate
53.1%
Sex ratio
888 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,143
Distance to district centre
334 km
Distance to mandal centre
208 km
Distance to Patna
169 km
Distance to Kolkata
637 km
Nearest railway station
Deoria Sadar · 1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Mangalam Pathology · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Babhani compares

By population, Babhani ranks #26 of 72 villages in Falka mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.1%
+16.1% vs mandal average
Babhani
53.1%
Falka mandal
37.0%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
888
−42 vs mandal average
Babhani
888
Falka mandal
930
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
Babhani
5.1
Falka mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Babhani at a glance

Babhani is a village of 2,122 people in 420 households (Census 2011) in Falka block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 26th-largest of 72 villages in Falka block. Literacy is 53%, 16 points above the block average, and the sex ratio is 888 women per 1,000 men. It lies 334 km from the Katihar district centre, 0 km from Babhani, the nearest town, 1 km from Deoria Sadar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854114, served by Pothia post office; the LGD village code is 224265. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mangalam Pathology, 2 km away. The village votes in Sarairanjan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Choudhary. The population is estimated at 2,502 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Babhani

LGD code
224265
Pincode
854114
Post office
Pothia
Population (Census 2011)
2,122
Population (projected 2026)
2,502
Households
420
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
888
Literacy rate
53.1%
Coordinates
26.51351°N, 83.79044°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Ujiarpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sarairanjan
Member of Parliament
Nityanand Rai
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vijay Kumar Choudhary
Block / Mandal
Falka
Getting there

How to reach Babhani

Mandal centre
Falka · ≈ 208 km
≈ 7 h 7 min by car · 8 h 28 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 334 km
≈ 11 h 26 min by car · 13 h 34 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,298 people
Babhani · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna169 kmcapital
  • Kolkata637 km
  • Delhi689 km
  • Hyderabad1153 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDeoria Sadar1 km
  • Bus stopBus Station (UPSRTC)2 km
  • Hospital / PHCMangalam Pathology2 km
  • CollegeBRD PG college2 km
  • Police stationUbhaon Police Station43 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Babhani

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Babhani

2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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