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

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Banni

Banni is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **154 people in 33 households**, the 130th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 154people (2011)
- 33households
- 51.1%literacy
- 1,081females per 1,000 males

## Banni PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatTelaundha
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240189

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

## How far is Banni from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)28 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 Banni?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Banni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Fatehpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Banni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Banni

Of every 100 households in Banni in 2011, 3 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banni · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****3%**

**44%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**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 Banni?

■ Banni · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**944

Working population ****49.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 42.0% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 5 (7%) · **■** Marginal 71 (93%)

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

- Bathani190 people
- Jafra185 people
- Shankarpur Arazi185 people
- Baniara Milik171 people
- Bishunpur140 people
- Ajalpur Milik137 people
- Mohatiachak106 people
- Mahuachak79 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Banni from Bhagalpur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Banni?154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banni in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Banni?51.1% (Census 2011)