# Bamia Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Bamia

Bamia is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,169 people in 230 households**, the 61st largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 1,169people (2011)
- 230households
- 47.8%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Bamia PIN code and other codes

Bamia falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarinaki
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240325

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

## How far is Bamia from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)34 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 Bamia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bamia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Bamia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Bamia

Of every 100 households in Bamia in 2011, 2 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bamia · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**85%

Use banking services ****48%**

**44%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**31%

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 Bamia?

■ Bamia · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**944

Working population ****43.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.6% for men and 40.4% for women. 51% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 387 (77%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 81 (16%)

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 Sonhaula

- Biswaspur1,238 people
- Asnaha1,234 people
- Baisa1,232 people
- Masudanpur1,177 people
- Bhagwanpur1,169 people
- Azampur1,163 people
- Bakhra1,155 people
- Baniara1,143 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bamia from Bhagalpur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Bamia?1,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamia in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bamia?47.8% (Census 2011)