# Baghmara Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Baghmara

Baghmara is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,193 people in 760 households**, the 35th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 4,193people (2011)
- 760households
- 54.9%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Baghmara PIN code and other codes

Baghmara falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmhara
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221582

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Baghmara from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)25 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Baghmara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Baghmara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Baghmara known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 85% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Baghmara

Of every 100 households in Baghmara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baghmara · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****23%**

**20%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Baghmara?

■ Baghmara · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**955

Working population ****40.9%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 43.2% for women. 48% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 695 (41%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (1%) · **■** Marginal 821 (48%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj

- Musahari5,399 people
- Ramai5,335 people
- Kurwa Lachhmipur5,035 people
- Shahbazpur4,880 people
- Ganj Bhag4,126 people
- Belai4,011 people
- Phena3,691 people
- Bokra3,440 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baghmara from Araria?25 km by road
- What is the population of Baghmara?4,193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baghmara in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baghmara?54.9% (Census 2011)