# Banswara Village, Hanumannagar, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/hanumannagar/banswara/ Village · Hanumannagar, Darbhanga # Banswara Banswara is a village in Hanumannagar sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,577 people in 1,120 households**, the 8th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%. - 4,577people (2011) - 1,120households - 53.9%literacy - 890females per 1,000 males ## Banswara PIN code and other codes Banswara falls in Hanumannagar sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAraila - Community development blockHanumannagar - Census village code227473 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banswara from nearby towns? - Hanumannagar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)26 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town)26 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 Banswara? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Banswara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Darbhanga - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)9 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 Banswara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 541 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Banswara Of every 100 households in Banswara in 2011, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Banswara · ■ Hanumannagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **9% Toilet within the home ****14%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **77% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **93% Use banking services ****37%** **46% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****46%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **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 Banswara? ■ Banswara · ■ Hanumannagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%** **55.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **913 Working population ****34.1%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.3% for men and 45.5% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 443 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 383 (25%) · **■** Household industry 67 (4%) · **■** Other work 185 (12%) · **■** Marginal 483 (31%) 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 Hanumannagar - Rupauli5,809 people - Araila5,356 people - Neam4,762 people - Patori4,691 people - Gorhiari4,494 people - Narsara4,477 people - Basant4,097 people - Baghela3,959 people [All 85 villages in Hanumannagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/hanumannagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Banswara from Darbhanga?26 km by road - What is the population of Banswara?4,577 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banswara in?Darbhanga district (Hanumannagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Banswara?53.9% (Census 2011)