# Anjan Village, Banke Bazar, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya 

# Anjan

Anjan is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,235 people in 206 households**, the 42nd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,235people (2011)
- 206households
- 59.6%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Anjan PIN code and other codes

Anjan falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParasawankhurd
- Community development blockBanke Bazar
- Census village code255909

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

## How far is Anjan from nearby towns?

- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)53 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)18 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 Anjan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Anjan; 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banke Bazar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Anjan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 34% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Anjan

Of every 100 households in Anjan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Anjan · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**45%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****58%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**37%

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 Anjan?

■ Anjan · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**985

Working population ****34.1%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 49.5% for women. 42% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 377 (90%)

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 Banke Bazar

- Sagdiha1,318 people
- Karchoi1,305 people
- Taradih1,295 people
- Parsa Chuan1,266 people
- Jamuara Khurd1,225 people
- Koiri Bigha1,218 people
- Lemuia1,203 people
- Harankel1,180 people

[All 99 villages in Banke Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Anjan from Gaya?53 km by road
- What is the population of Anjan?1,235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Anjan in?Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Anjan?59.6% (Census 2011)