Village · Hanumannagar, Darbhanga # Bhawanipur Bhawanipur is a village in Hanumannagar sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,477 people in 701 households, the 16th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%. - 3,477 people (2011) - 701 households - 53.0% literacy - 838 females per 1,000 males ## Bhawanipur PIN code and other codes Bhawanipur falls in Hanumannagar sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Neam Chhatauna - Community development block Hanumannagar - Census village code 227520 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhawanipur from nearby towns? - Hanumannagar (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 19 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town) 19 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhawanipur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhawanipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● 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 · Darbhanga - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 13 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 60% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bhawanipur · ■ Hanumannagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 9% - Toilet within the home 4% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 77% - Tap water 2% 2% - Drinking water within premises 38% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 93% - Use banking services 52% 46% - Television 2% 8% - Mobile phone 64% 47% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 3% 5% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 19% 30% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhawanipur? ■ Bhawanipur · ■ Hanumannagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.0% 55.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 838 883 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 853 913 - Working population 24.3% 33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.8% for men and 42.6% for women. 42% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 223 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 337 (40%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 55 (7%) · ■ Marginal 227 (27%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Hanumannagar - Baghela 3,959 people - Gorhaila 3,942 people - Ratanpura 3,749 people - Rampur Dih 3,638 people - Moro 3,128 people - Phulwaria 2,973 people - Godaipatti 2,908 people - Kolhatta 2,906 people All 85 villages in Hanumannagar ## Other places named Bhawanipur - Bhawanipur · Sub-district, Purnia · 161,720 people - Bhawanipur · Village, Pratapganj, Supaul · 25,743 people - Bhawanipur · Village, Sangrampur, Purba Champaran · 16,549 people - Bhawanipur · Village, Rangra Chowk, Bhagalpur · 15,422 people - Bhawanipur · Village, Singhwara, Darbhanga · 11,774 people - Bhawanipur · Village, Pandaul, Madhubani · 9,809 people ## Quick answers - How far is Bhawanipur from Darbhanga? 19 km by road - What is the population of Bhawanipur? 3,477 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhawanipur in? Darbhanga district (Hanumannagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhawanipur? 53.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/hanumannagar/bhawanipur-227520/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.