# Bangawan Village, Palasi, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/bangawan/ Village · Palasi, Araria # Bangawan Bangawan is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **533 people in 134 households**, the 89th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%. - 533people (2011) - 134households - 53.2%literacy - 1,034females per 1,000 males ## Bangawan PIN code and other codes Bangawan falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChauri - Community development blockPalasi - Census village code222008 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bangawan from nearby towns? - Palasi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Araria (district HQ)30 km by road - Araria (nearest town)30 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 Bangawan? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Bangawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Araria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Bangawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Bangawan Of every 100 households in Bangawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bangawan · ■ Palasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **0% Toilet within the home ****3%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****15%** **18% Television ****2%** **4% Mobile phone ****36%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **25% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bangawan? ■ Bangawan · ■ Palasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%** **52.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965** **972 Working population ****52.0%** **34.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.3% for men and 40.7% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 226 (82%) 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 Palasi - Manbodhtanda683 people - Sonakandar645 people - Naranga629 people - Gohans595 people - Pandubi526 people - Bualdanti517 people - Rangbaha513 people - Doargawan498 people [All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bangawan from Araria?30 km by road - What is the population of Bangawan?533 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bangawan in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bangawan?53.2% (Census 2011)