Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj
# Bandhaura Ghat

Bandhaura Ghat is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 4,264 people in 686 households, the 1st largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.
- 4,264 people (2011)
- 686 households
- 57.3% literacy
- 1,143 females per 1,000 males

## Bandhaura Ghat PIN code and other codes

Bandhaura Ghat falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Ghat Bandhaura
- Community development block Bijaipur
- Census village code 229953

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bandhaura Ghat from nearby towns?
- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ) 58 km by road
- Katia (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bandhaura Ghat?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bandhaura Ghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Chaomukha
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Khorabari
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hathua
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bandhaura Ghat known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 96% of the 326 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bandhaura Ghat

Of every 100 households in Bandhaura Ghat in 2011, 8 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bandhaura Ghat · ■ Bijaipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 8% 14%
- Toilet within the home 4% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 89%
- Tap water 1% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 36% 50%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 46% 67%
- Television 7% 12%
- Mobile phone 72% 78%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 3%
- None of these assets 14% 7%
- 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 Bandhaura Ghat?

■ Bandhaura Ghat · ■ Bijaipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.3% 64.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1143 1084
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 979 957
- Working population 31.9% 32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 46.4% for women. 41% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 392 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 173 (13%) · ■ Household industry 18 (1%) · ■ Other work 209 (15%) · ■ Marginal 567 (42%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bijaipur
- Ahiapur 3,769 people
- Chaumukha 3,764 people
- Jagdishpur 3,137 people
- Musahri 3,124 people

All 143 villages in Bijaipur

## Quick answers
- How far is Bandhaura Ghat from Gopalganj? 58 km by road
- What is the population of Bandhaura Ghat? 4,264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandhaura Ghat in? Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bandhaura Ghat? 57.3% (Census 2011)

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