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

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Bhagwanpur

Bhagwanpur is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,169 people in 248 households**, the 62nd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 1,169people (2011)
- 248households
- 59.0%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Bhagwanpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBhuria Mahiyama
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240259

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

## How far is Bhagwanpur from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)35 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 Bhagwanpur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bhagwanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○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 station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Bhagwanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Bhagwanpur

Of every 100 households in Bhagwanpur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhagwanpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**84%

Tap water ****33%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****50%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhagwanpur?

■ Bhagwanpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779**

**944

Working population ****46.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 46.9% for women. 49% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 501 (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

- Asnaha1,234 people
- Baisa1,232 people
- Masudanpur1,177 people
- Bamia1,169 people
- Azampur1,163 people
- Bakhra1,155 people
- Baniara1,143 people
- Gobindpur1,127 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhagwanpur from Bhagalpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bhagwanpur?1,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagwanpur in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagwanpur?59.0% (Census 2011)