# Babu bandh Village, Charpokhari, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/charpokhari/babu-bandh/ Village · Charpokhari, Bhojpur # Babu bandh Babu bandh is a village in Charpokhari sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,289 people in 353 households**, the 10th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%. - 2,289people (2011) - 353households - 70.3%literacy - 849females per 1,000 males ## Babu bandh PIN code and other codes Babu bandh falls in Charpokhari sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBabubandh - Community development blockCharpokhari - Census village code247484 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Babu bandh from nearby towns? - Charpokhari (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)33 km by road - Piro (nearest town)10 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 Babu bandh? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Babu bandh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Semraon - ○Degree college10+ km · Piro - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 Babu bandh known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Babu bandh Of every 100 households in Babu bandh in 2011, 18 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Babu bandh · ■ Charpokhari rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **2% Toilet within the home ****9%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****60%** **59% Television ****10%** **11% Mobile phone ****25%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **25% Own their home ****99%** **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 Babu bandh? ■ Babu bandh · ■ Charpokhari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%** **68.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731** **916 Working population ****29.8%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 51.5% for women. 48% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 147 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 413 (60%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (5%) · **■** Marginal 76 (11%) 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 Charpokhari - Malaur3,299 people - Sonbarsa2,711 people - Siya Dih2,452 people - Dhanauti2,294 people - Kumhaila2,111 people - Thakuri2,096 people - Itaura2,080 people - Majhiawan2,042 people [All 90 villages in Charpokhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/charpokhari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Babu bandh from Arrah?33 km by road - What is the population of Babu bandh?2,289 (Census 2011) - Which district is Babu bandh in?Bhojpur district (Charpokhari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Babu bandh?70.3% (Census 2011)