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Bhanpur

Harraiya mandal
Pincode 272131
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Bhanpur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Uttar Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Bhanpur is a village in Harraiya mandal, Basti district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 633 across 93 households. The literacy rate is 57.3%. The village is located at coordinates 27.220°N, 79.500°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ramkrishan
Contact: 95****5500
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LGD code
179503
Pincode
272131
Post office
Captainganj (Basti)
Population
633
Households
93
Literacy rate
57.3%
Sex ratio
912 ♀/1000♂
Workers
338
Distance to district centre
116 km
Distance to mandal centre
125 km
Distance to Lucknow
149 km
Distance to Delhi
273 km
Nearest railway station
Kamalganj · 14 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Bachani Nursing Home · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bhanpur compares

By population, Bhanpur ranks #520 of 1527 villages in Harraiya mandal.

Literacy rate
%
57.3%
+1.4% vs mandal average
Bhanpur57.3%
Harraiya mandal55.9%
Basti district56.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
912
−55 vs mandal average
Bhanpur912
Harraiya mandal967
Household size
people per home
6.8
+0.3 vs mandal average
Bhanpur6.8
Harraiya mandal6.5

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

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Bhanpur at a glance

Bhanpur is a village of 633 people in 93 households (Census 2011) in Harraiya tehsil, Basti district, Uttar Pradesh, the 520th-largest of 1527 villages in Harraiya tehsil. Literacy is 57%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 912 women per 1,000 men. It lies 116 km from the Basti district centre, 36 km from Chhachha, the nearest town, 14 km from Kamalganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 272131, served by Captainganj (Basti) post office; the LGD village code is 179503. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bachani Nursing Home, 19 km away. The sarpanch is ramkrishan, and the village votes in Sandila assembly constituency, represented by MLA Alka Singh. The population is estimated at 746 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bhanpur · this village63357%—
Bhanpur · Rajapur1,36554%0 km N
Bhanpur · Mirzapur0—0 km N
Bhanpur · Misrikh76331%0 km N
Bhanpur · Pilibhit1,16962%0 km N
Bhanpur · Kannauj33475%0 km N
Bhanpur · Bahraich2,03544%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhanpur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BASTI
Distance to nearest town (km)
36
Distance to district HQ (km)
36
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
BHANPUR
Total area (ha)
72.64
Irrigated area (ha)
36
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Bhanpur

LGD code
179503
Pincode
272131
Post office
Captainganj (Basti)
Population (Census 2011)
633
Population (projected 2026)
746
Households
93
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
912
Literacy rate
57.3%
Coordinates
27.22000°N, 79.50000°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Misrikh
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sandila
Member of Parliament
Ashok Kumar Rawat
Member of Legislative Assembly
Alka Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ramkrishan
Block / Mandal
Harraiya
Getting there

How to reach Bhanpur

Mandal centre
Harraiya · ≈ 125 km
≈ 4 h 16 min by car · 5 h 4 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Basti · ≈ 116 km
≈ 3 h 59 min by car · 4 h 44 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,223 people
Chhachha · ≈ 36 km
≈ 1 h 14 min by car · 1 h 27 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Lucknow149 kmcapital
  • Delhi273 km
  • Kolkata1032 km
  • Hyderabad1099 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKamalganj14 km
  • Hospital / PHCBachani Nursing Home19 km
  • ATM / bankIDBI Bank20 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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