# Banawan Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/banawan/ Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur # Banawan Banawan is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,033 people in 234 households**, the 63rd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 1,033people (2011) - 234households - 80.9%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Banawan PIN code and other codes Banawan falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGobrai - Community development blockShahkund - Census village code239823 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banawan from nearby towns? - Shahkund (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ)25 km by road - Bhagalpur (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 Banawan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Banawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shahkund - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Banawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Banawan Of every 100 households in Banawan in 2011, 15 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Banawan · ■ Shahkund rural average Electricity for lighting ****15%** **19% Toilet within the home ****27%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **76% Tap water ****1%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****62%** **50% Television ****7%** **12% Mobile phone ****76%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **29% Own their home ****82%** **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 Banawan? ■ Banawan · ■ Shahkund rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **62.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **880 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1112** **927 Working population ****53.9%** **36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 71.7% for women. 65% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Farm labourers 176 (32%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (11%) · **■** Marginal 315 (57%) 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 Shahkund - Sultanpur1,135 people - Dewakharkita1,123 people - Laugain1,116 people - Chandar Bhanpur1,091 people - Gaura1,009 people - Daradhi994 people - Shewrampur989 people - Maheslitti969 people [All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Banawan from Bhagalpur?25 km by road - What is the population of Banawan?1,033 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banawan in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Banawan?80.9% (Census 2011)