# Bhanra Village, Chanan, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/chanan/bhanra/ Village · Chanan, Banka # Bhanra Bhanra is a village in Chanan sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,488 people in 295 households**, the 17th largest of 269 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.8%. - 1,488people (2011) - 295households - 59.4%literacy - 884females per 1,000 males ## Bhanra PIN code and other codes Bhanra falls in Chanan sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSiljori - Community development blockChanan - Census village code241913 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhanra from nearby towns? - Chanan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Banka (district HQ)55 km by road - Deoghar (nearest town)8 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 Bhanra? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bhanra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jaipur - ○Degree college10+ km · Banka - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 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 Bhanra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Bhanra Of every 100 households in Bhanra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhanra · ■ Chanan rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **7% Toilet within the home ****2%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****31%** **41% Television ****4%** **5% Mobile phone ****56%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bhanra? ■ Bhanra · ■ Chanan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%** **46.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **967 Working population ****39.9%** **38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 41.0% for women. 51% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 265 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (12%) · **■** Household industry 26 (4%) · **■** Other work 46 (8%) · **■** Marginal 184 (31%) 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 Chanan - Tola Bhadaria1,895 people - Alkosia1,890 people - Tola Tona Pathar1,668 people - Tola Tahkwani1,610 people - Heth Chadan1,485 people - Tola Chhira1,482 people - Birnian1,465 people - Tola Khajuria1,433 people [All 333 villages in Chanan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/chanan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhanra from Banka?55 km by road - What is the population of Bhanra?1,488 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhanra in?Banka district (Chanan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhanra?59.4% (Census 2011)