# Bhattachak Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Bhattachak

Bhattachak is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **421 people in 82 households**, the 100th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 421people (2011)
- 82households
- 42.6%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Bhattachak PIN code and other codes

Bhattachak falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaidpur
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240450

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

## How far is Bhattachak from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)25 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 Bhattachak?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Silauta
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gulnikusaha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thebhai
- ○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
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Bhattachak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Bhattachak

Of every 100 households in Bhattachak in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhattachak · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**36%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****40%**

**41%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhattachak?

■ Bhattachak · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.6%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**918

Working population ****22.1%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.9% for men and 25.0% for women. 41% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 88 (95%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Keshopur471 people
- Pachrukhi464 people
- Orkita462 people
- Teldiha454 people
- Jhiktia386 people
- Malda Khurd373 people
- Bangaon369 people
- Jamuni353 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhattachak from Banka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bhattachak?421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhattachak in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhattachak?42.6% (Census 2011)