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

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Baghua

Baghua is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,079 people in 226 households**, the 82nd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 1,079people (2011)
- 226households
- 39.7%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Baghua PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatAmauna
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221631

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

## How far is Baghua from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jogbani (nearest town)6 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 Baghua?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Baghua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jogbani
- ○Degree college10+ 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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 h winter

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 Baghua known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 41% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Baghua

Of every 100 households in Baghua in 2011, 43 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baghua · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**97%

Use banking services ****36%**

**20%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**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 Baghua?

■ Baghua · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.7%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**955

Working population ****57.0%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.7% for men and 29.4% for women. 55% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 59 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (4%) · **■** Other work 32 (5%) · **■** Marginal 498 (81%)

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

- Asuri1,171 people
- Sukhi1,150 people
- Damadighi1,141 people
- Khamkol1,082 people
- Bhawanipur941 people
- Amgachhi934 people
- Kurwa900 people
- Sukhirampur894 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Baghua from Araria?40 km by road
- What is the population of Baghua?1,079 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baghua in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baghua?39.7% (Census 2011)