Village · Kuchaikote, Gopalganj
# Banjaria

Banjaria is a village in Kuchaikote sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,479 people in 242 households, the 85th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.
- 1,479 people (2011)
- 242 households
- 55.7% literacy
- 975 females per 1,000 males

## Banjaria PIN code and other codes

Banjaria falls in Kuchaikote sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Ahirauli Dubauli
- Community development block Kuchaikote
- Census village code 230297

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

## How far is Banjaria from nearby towns?
- Kuchaikote (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ) 32 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town) 32 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Banjaria?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Banjaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Banjaria known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 76% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Banjaria

Of every 100 households in Banjaria in 2011, 12 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banjaria · ■ Kuchaikote rural average
- Electricity for lighting 12% 17%
- Toilet within the home 21% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 79% 76%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 47% 63%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 93%
- Use banking services 73% 68%
- Television 14% 16%
- Mobile phone 84% 74%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 16% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 3%
- None of these assets 6% 7%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Banjaria?

■ Banjaria · ■ Kuchaikote rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.7% 66.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 1004
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 787 952
- Working population 21.1% 28.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 42.5% for women. 38% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 54 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 181 (58%) · ■ Household industry 17 (5%) · ■ Other work 44 (14%) · ■ Marginal 16 (5%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kuchaikote
- Chauranw 1,508 people
- Belwa 1,500 people
- Mateya Khas 1,493 people
- Dhebuwa 1,484 people
- Jait Narahwa 1,475 people
- Bishunpura 1,461 people
- Tiwari Kharea 1,457 people
- Khutwanian Chaube 1,445 people

All 222 villages in Kuchaikote

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## Quick answers
- How far is Banjaria from Gopalganj? 32 km by road
- What is the population of Banjaria? 1,479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banjaria in? Gopalganj district (Kuchaikote sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Banjaria? 55.7% (Census 2011)

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