# Babhangawan Village, Colgong, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur 

# Babhangawan

Babhangawan is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,795 people in 377 households**, the 52nd largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,795people (2011)
- 377households
- 66.3%literacy
- 781females per 1,000 males

## Babhangawan PIN code and other codes

Babhangawan falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAkdara
- Community development blockColgong
- Census village code239232

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

## How far is Babhangawan from nearby towns?

- Colgong (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)9 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 Babhangawan?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Babhangawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Colgong
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Babhangawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Babhangawan

Of every 100 households in Babhangawan in 2011, 45 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Babhangawan · ■ Colgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

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

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**84%

Use banking services ****61%**

**42%

Television ****25%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Babhangawan?

■ Babhangawan · ■ Colgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****781**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**947

Working population ****25.7%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 53.8% for women. 45% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 234 (51%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 122 (26%) · **■** Marginal 17 (4%)

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 Colgong

- Khutahari1,929 people
- Saur1,871 people
- Jangal Gopali1,840 people
- Lalapur1,807 people
- Bishunpur1,771 people
- Ramzanipur1,731 people
- Ranipur1,723 people
- Alampur1,693 people

[All 209 villages in Colgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Babhangawan from Bhagalpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Babhangawan?1,795 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babhangawan in?Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Babhangawan?66.3% (Census 2011)