# Bimawan Village, Jagdishpur, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jagdishpur, Bhojpur 

# Bimawan

Bimawan is a village in Jagdishpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,487 people in 1,154 households**, the 8th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 8,487people (2011)
- 1,154households
- 69.5%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Bimawan PIN code and other codes

Bimawan falls in Jagdishpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBimawan
- Community development blockJagdishpur
- Census village code247205

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

## How far is Bimawan from nearby towns?

- Jagdishpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)25 km by road
- Jagdishpur (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 Bimawan?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Bimawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Harigaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdishpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand 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 Bimawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 728 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Bimawan

Of every 100 households in Bimawan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bimawan · ■ Jagdishpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****75%**

**63%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Bimawan?

■ Bimawan · ■ Jagdishpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**908

Working population ****33.5%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 55.5% for women. 48% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 728 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (7%) · **■** Household industry 143 (5%) · **■** Other work 201 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,560 (55%)

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 Jagdishpur

- Kaunra10,466 people
- Babhniyawan9,945 people
- Barnaon9,491 people
- Dalippur8,921 people
- Hetampur7,575 people
- Hardiya6,998 people
- Harigaon6,638 people
- UtarwariJangalMahalJagdishpur6,330 people

[All 91 villages in Jagdishpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/jagdishpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bimawan from Arrah?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bimawan?8,487 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bimawan in?Bhojpur district (Jagdishpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bimawan?69.5% (Census 2011)