# Bhimsen Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Bhimsen

Bhimsen is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **784 people in 125 households**, the 75th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 784people (2011)
- 125households
- 80.2%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Bhimsen PIN code and other codes

Bhimsen falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRatanpur Magduma
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240674

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

## How far is Bhimsen from nearby towns?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)10 km by road
- Amarpur (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 Bhimsen?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singhnan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Bhimsen known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 112 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 Bhimsen

Of every 100 households in Bhimsen in 2011, 39 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhimsen · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****70%**

**39%

Television ****23%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhimsen?

■ Bhimsen · ■ Amarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**945

Working population ****24.0%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 70.2% for women. 44% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (24%) · **■** Marginal 27 (14%)

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 Amarpur

- Orai821 people
- Biddu Bishunpur817 people
- Gopalpur803 people
- Patki801 people
- Molna Chak783 people
- Gobindpur773 people
- Biswaspur760 people
- Chimman Chak760 people

[All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhimsen from Banka?10 km by road
- What is the population of Bhimsen?784 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhimsen in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhimsen?80.2% (Census 2011)