# Bhawanipur Shubkha, Rajaun, Banka – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/rajaun/bhawanipur-shubkha/ Village · Rajaun, Banka # Bhawanipur Shubkha Bhawanipur Shubkha is a village in [Rajaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/rajaun/) sub-district of [Banka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **2,547 people in 512 households**, the 15th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%. - 2,547people (2011) - 512households - 72.5%literacy - 932females per 1,000 males ## Bhawanipur Shubkha PIN code and other codes Bhawanipur Shubkha falls in Rajaun sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBhawanipur Kathaun - Community development blockRajaun - Census village code240731 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhawanipur Shubkha from nearby towns? - Rajaun (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Banka (district HQ)27 km by road - Banka (nearest town)27 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 Bhawanipur Shubkha? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhawanipur Shubkha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 · Nabada - ○Degree college5–10 km · Patwe Morawan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Bhawanipur Shubkha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 236 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 Bhawanipur Shubkha Of every 100 households in Bhawanipur Shubkha in 2011, 95 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhawanipur Shubkha · ■ Rajaun rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **36% Toilet within the home ****7%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****38%** **41% Television ****6%** **10% Mobile phone ****55%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **35% 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 Bhawanipur Shubkha? ■ Bhawanipur Shubkha · ■ Rajaun rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **62.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **907 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922** **948 Working population ****42.1%** **37.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 64.1% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 186 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (16%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 659 (61%) 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 Rajaun - Uprawan2,929 people - Asauta2,813 people - Kathwan2,692 people - Parghari2,652 people - Bhusia2,445 people - Khaira2,429 people - Harchandi2,327 people - Bakhra Bela2,168 people [All 207 villages in Rajaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/rajaun/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhawanipur Shubkha from Banka?27 km by road - What is the population of Bhawanipur Shubkha?2,547 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhawanipur Shubkha in?Banka district (Rajaun sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhawanipur Shubkha?72.5% (Census 2011)