# Bajar Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Bajar

Bajar is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,883 people in 347 households**, the 43rd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,883people (2011)
- 347households
- 55.6%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Bajar PIN code and other codes

Bajar falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBatsar
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241100

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

## How far is Bajar from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)38 km by road
- Colgong (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 Bajar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bajar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Batsar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Teliya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ 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)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 Bajar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Bajar

Of every 100 households in Bajar in 2011, 33 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bajar · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**91%

Tap water ****8%**

**3%

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

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**91%

Use banking services ****78%**

**32%

Television ****17%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bajar?

■ Bajar · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**943

Working population ****38.9%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 45.6% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 355 (48%) · **■** Marginal 155 (21%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Sasan1,997 people
- Gungdauri1,963 people
- Lahoria1,917 people
- Chandpur1,907 people
- Ramandih1,838 people
- BaniaChak1,812 people
- Barsar1,787 people
- Jagatpur1,741 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bajar from Banka?38 km by road
- What is the population of Bajar?1,883 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bajar in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bajar?55.6% (Census 2011)