# Baurgaon Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/baurgaon/ Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur # Baurgaon Baurgaon is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code **812006**. The 2011 Census counted **3,790 people in 766 households**, the 12th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 3,790people (2011) - 766households - 48.6%literacy - 812006PIN code ## Baurgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Baurgaon is 812006.** Baurgaon falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - PIN code812006 - Gram panchayatKasba Kherhi - Community development blockShahkund - Census village code239744 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Baurgaon from nearby towns? - Shahkund (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ)14 km by road - Sultanganj (nearest town)7 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 Baurgaon? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Baurgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sultanganj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sultanganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 2 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 Baurgaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Baurgaon Of every 100 households in Baurgaon in 2011, 20 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Baurgaon · ■ Shahkund rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **19% Toilet within the home ****37%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **76% Tap water ****2%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****33%** **50% Television ****11%** **12% Mobile phone ****43%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **29% Own their home ****100%** **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 Baurgaon? ■ Baurgaon · ■ Shahkund rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.6%** **62.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **880 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **927 Working population ****35.6%** **36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.8% for men and 40.2% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 163 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (23%) · **■** Household industry 71 (5%) · **■** Other work 470 (35%) · **■** Marginal 334 (25%) 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 - Dariapur4,566 people - Bethu4,493 people - Ratanpur4,471 people - Chandpur3,892 people - Dindealpur3,758 people - Ghorpithia3,694 people - Makanpur3,501 people - Harpur3,209 people [All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Baurgaon?812006 - How far is Baurgaon from Bhagalpur?14 km by road - What is the population of Baurgaon?3,790 (Census 2011) - Which district is Baurgaon in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Baurgaon?48.6% (Census 2011)