# Banahi Village, Rafiganj, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Banahi

Banahi is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,479 people in 228 households**, the 64th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,479people (2011)
- 228households
- 79.5%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Banahi PIN code and other codes

Banahi falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLattha
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253029

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

## How far is Banahi from nearby towns?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)55 km by road
- Rafiganj (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 Banahi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rafiganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Banahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Banahi

Of every 100 households in Banahi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Banahi · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**55%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****56%**

**44%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Banahi?

■ Banahi · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**961

Working population ****45.2%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 69.5% for women. 46% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 540 (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 Rafiganj

- Rampur Parasiya1,616 people
- Saiyara1,606 people
- Amarpura1,577 people
- Bisambharpur1,526 people
- Karuna Baruna1,476 people
- Bharthipur1,465 people
- Kutkuri1,463 people
- Gopalpur1,426 people

[All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Banahi from Aurangabad?55 km by road
- What is the population of Banahi?1,479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banahi in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Banahi?79.5% (Census 2011)