Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur
# Bhawanipur

Bhawanipur is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,314 people in 664 households, the 15th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.
- 3,314 people (2011)
- 664 households
- 55.4% literacy
- 886 females per 1,000 males

## Bhawanipur PIN code and other codes

Bhawanipur falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Boraoathakdih
- Community development block Sonhaula
- Census village code 240324

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bhawanipur 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.

## What facilities are there in Bhawanipur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhawanipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhawanipur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 83% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bhawanipur

Of every 100 households in Bhawanipur in 2011, 15 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhawanipur · ■ Sonhaula rural average
- Electricity for lighting 15% 26%
- Toilet within the home 22% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 78% 84%
- Tap water 2% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 85%
- Use banking services 54% 44%
- Television 15% 11%
- Mobile phone 50% 53%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 43% 31%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhawanipur?

■ Bhawanipur · ■ Sonhaula rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.4% 54.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 886 900
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 973 944
- Working population 41.0% 40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 45.6% for women. 50% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 12 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 78 (6%) · ■ Household industry 5 (0%) · ■ Other work 72 (5%) · ■ Marginal 1,193 (88%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sonhaula
- Sohael 3,689 people
- Amdanda 3,613 people
- Bhuria 3,570 people
- Madhepur 3,532 people
- Madarganj 2,452 people
- Disarath 2,395 people
- Chhotki Naki 2,390 people
- Tanakmas 2,373 people

All 177 villages in Sonhaula

## Quick answers
- How far is Bhawanipur from Bhagalpur? 34 km by road
- What is the population of Bhawanipur? 3,314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhawanipur in? Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhawanipur? 55.4% (Census 2011)

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