# Babhandih Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Babhandih

Babhandih is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824211**. The 2011 Census counted **1,201 people in 194 households**, the 36th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 1,201people (2011)
- 194households
- 57.3%literacy
- 824211PIN code

## Babhandih PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Babhandih is 824211.** Babhandih falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824211
- Gram panchayatKaramdih
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255790

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

## How far is Babhandih from nearby towns?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)12 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 Babhandih?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Babhandih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Babhandih known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 68% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Babhandih

Of every 100 households in Babhandih in 2011, 1 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Babhandih · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**75%

Tap water ****47%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**43%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****14%**

**49%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**27%

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 Babhandih?

■ Babhandih · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**971

Working population ****36.0%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 42.4% for women. 44% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 279 (65%)

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 Amas

- Chhotki Sawon1,309 people
- Suggi1,296 people
- Mircha1,242 people
- Ramuan Chak1,218 people
- Dhibra1,195 people
- BarkaBahera1,147 people
- Paharpur1,121 people
- Lemua1,115 people

[All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Babhandih?824211
- How far is Babhandih from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Babhandih?1,201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babhandih in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Babhandih?57.3% (Census 2011)