# Babhni Village, Katiya, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katiya, Gopalganj 

# Babhni

Babhni is a village in Katiya sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **732 people in 118 households**, the 58th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 732people (2011)
- 118households
- 71.5%literacy
- 1,140females per 1,000 males

## Babhni PIN code and other codes

Babhni falls in Katiya sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRudarpur
- Community development blockKatiya
- Census village code229846

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

## How far is Babhni from nearby towns?

- Katiya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)50 km by road
- Katiya (nearest town)5 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 Babhni?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Babhni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kotwar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surhuria
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bharthahi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Babhni known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 82% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Babhni

Of every 100 households in Babhni in 2011, 28 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Babhni · ■ Katiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****85%**

**68%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

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 Babhni?

■ Babhni · ■ Katiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1140**

**1114

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**979

Working population ****19.5%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 60.4% for women. 37% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (30%) · **■** Marginal 58 (41%)

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 Katiya

- Belwa Dube776 people
- Mahuawan774 people
- Ojaulia767 people
- Amahi Banke749 people
- Sahijanwa Khurd730 people
- Dumaria727 people
- Bandarha Baikunthpur720 people
- Kanchanpur718 people

[All 116 villages in Katiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/katiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Babhni from Gopalganj?50 km by road
- What is the population of Babhni?732 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babhni in?Gopalganj district (Katiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Babhni?71.5% (Census 2011)