# Babhandewa Village, Dobhi, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dobhi, Gaya 

# Babhandewa

Babhandewa is a village in Dobhi sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,016 people in 460 households**, the 10th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 3,016people (2011)
- 460households
- 49.4%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Babhandewa PIN code and other codes

Babhandewa falls in Dobhi sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKurmawan
- Community development blockDobhi
- Census village code256383

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

## How far is Babhandewa from nearby towns?

- Dobhi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)15 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 Babhandewa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Babhandewa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Babhandewa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 400 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Babhandewa

Of every 100 households in Babhandewa in 2011, 3 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Babhandewa · ■ Dobhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****54%**

**50%

Television ****12%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**33%

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 Babhandewa?

■ Babhandewa · ■ Dobhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054**

**992

Working population ****42.2%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 39.3% for women. 46% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 468 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 433 (34%) · **■** Household industry 70 (5%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 270 (21%)

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 Dobhi

- Ghoraghat3,925 people
- Kesapi3,920 people
- Kurmawan3,852 people
- Kharanti3,042 people
- Nigri2,992 people
- Hardawan2,984 people
- Nadarpur2,862 people
- Musehna2,676 people

[All 130 villages in Dobhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dobhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Babhandewa from Gaya?35 km by road
- What is the population of Babhandewa?3,016 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babhandewa in?Gaya district (Dobhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Babhandewa?49.4% (Census 2011)