# Misir Bandhowra Village, Bijaipur, Gopalganj (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/misir-bandhowra/ Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj # Misir Bandhowra Misir Bandhowra is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,212 people in 311 households**, the 17th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%. - 2,212people (2011) - 311households - 73.5%literacy - 1,093females per 1,000 males ## Misir Bandhowra PIN code and other codes Misir Bandhowra falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGhat Bandhaura - Community development blockBijaipur - Census village code229955 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Misir Bandhowra from nearby towns? - Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Gopalganj (district HQ)60 km by road - Katia (nearest town)22 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 Misir Bandhowra? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Misir Bandhowra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chaomukha - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhore - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ 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 Misir Bandhowra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Misir Bandhowra Of every 100 households in Misir Bandhowra in 2011, 2 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Misir Bandhowra · ■ Bijaipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **14% Toilet within the home ****16%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **89% Tap water ****7%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **96% Use banking services ****58%** **67% Television ****9%** **12% Mobile phone ****84%** **78% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****23%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **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 Misir Bandhowra? ■ Misir Bandhowra · ■ Bijaipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **64.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093** **1084 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961** **957 Working population ****35.0%** **32.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 60.7% for women. 38% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 212 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 350 (45%) · **■** Marginal 182 (23%) 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 Bijaipur - Matiari2,557 people - Patkhauli2,410 people - Bharpurwa2,300 people - Bijaipur2,284 people - Chhitauna2,188 people - Majhaulia2,143 people - Mathiya1,980 people - Khutaha1,965 people [All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Misir Bandhowra from Gopalganj?60 km by road - What is the population of Misir Bandhowra?2,212 (Census 2011) - Which district is Misir Bandhowra in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Misir Bandhowra?73.5% (Census 2011)