# Bhanta Village, Biraul, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Biraul, Darbhanga 

# Bhanta

Bhanta is a village in Biraul sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,925 people in 360 households**, the 36th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%.

- 1,925people (2011)
- 360households
- 49.2%literacy
- 847203PIN code

## Bhanta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhanta is 847203.** Bhanta falls in Biraul sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847203
- Gram panchayatSupaul
- Community development blockBiraul
- Census village code227747

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

## How far is Bhanta from nearby towns?

- Biraul (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)48 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)48 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 Bhanta?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhanta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Fakirana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Bhanta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Bhanta

Of every 100 households in Bhanta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhanta · ■ Biraul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**43%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**32%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**29%

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 Bhanta?

■ Bhanta · ■ Biraul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.2%**

**53.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**938

Working population ****26.1%**

**30.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 34.4% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 460 (91%)

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 Biraul

- Naraenpur2,775 people
- Sonbihat2,732 people
- Hanshi2,633 people
- Mirzapur2,452 people
- Mahua1,887 people
- Sihol1,839 people
- Ladha1,795 people
- Jagarnathpur1,780 people

[All 70 villages in Biraul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/biraul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhanta?847203
- How far is Bhanta from Darbhanga?48 km by road
- What is the population of Bhanta?1,925 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhanta in?Darbhanga district (Biraul sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhanta?49.2% (Census 2011)