# Bhagwanpur Sikandar Village, Teghra, Begusarai (Bihar)

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Village · Teghra, Begusarai 

# Bhagwanpur Sikandar

Bhagwanpur Sikandar is a village in Teghra sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,096 people in 248 households**, the 24th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,096people (2011)
- 248households
- 35.8%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Bhagwanpur Sikandar PIN code and other codes

Bhagwanpur Sikandar falls in Teghra sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPakthaul
- Community development blockTeghra
- Census village code237865

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

## How far is Bhagwanpur Sikandar from nearby towns?

- Teghra (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)32 km by road
- Teghra (nearest town)5 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 Bhagwanpur Sikandar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhagwanpur Sikandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhagwanpur Sikandar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barauni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Bhagwanpur Sikandar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Bhagwanpur Sikandar

Of every 100 households in Bhagwanpur Sikandar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhagwanpur Sikandar · ■ Teghra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

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

**30%

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

**68%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**54%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****12%**

**48%

Television ****1%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhagwanpur Sikandar?

■ Bhagwanpur Sikandar · ■ Teghra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.8%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**909

Working population ****30.2%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.7% for men and 30.5% for women. 46% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (29%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 54 (16%) · **■** Marginal 169 (51%)

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 Teghra

- Kadir Chak2,188 people
- Banhara1,841 people
- Tulsipur1,427 people
- Khizar Chak1,397 people
- Alapur960 people
- Rampur Gopi709 people
- Chak Alabaksh610 people
- Nandpur Sarup488 people

[All 111 villages in Teghra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/teghra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhagwanpur Sikandar from Begusarai?32 km by road
- What is the population of Bhagwanpur Sikandar?1,096 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagwanpur Sikandar in?Begusarai district (Teghra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagwanpur Sikandar?35.8% (Census 2011)