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

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Village · Dobhi, Gaya 

# Banwara

Banwara is a village in Dobhi sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **234 people in 37 households**, the 110th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 234people (2011)
- 37households
- 89.3%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Banwara PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPatti
- Community development blockDobhi
- Census village code256373

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

## How far is Banwara from nearby towns?

- Dobhi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)42 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 Banwara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Banwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Dobhi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amarut
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Banwara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Banwara

Of every 100 households in Banwara in 2011, 5 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Banwara · ■ Dobhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****51%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****86%**

**50%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****68%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Banwara?

■ Banwara · ■ Dobhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**992

Working population ****27.4%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 90.8% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (92%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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

- Karamthan279 people
- Karan Bigha274 people
- Kharne267 people
- Gamhariya242 people
- Anuradhi207 people
- Jaimangalpur188 people
- Mangru Chak175 people
- Mittu Chak117 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Banwara from Gaya?42 km by road
- What is the population of Banwara?234 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banwara in?Gaya district (Dobhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Banwara?89.3% (Census 2011)