# Bhanta Village, Sikandra, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikandra, Jamui 

# Bhanta

Bhanta is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,048 people in 164 households**, the 41st largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,048people (2011)
- 164households
- 57.3%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Bhanta PIN code and other codes

Bhanta falls in Sikandra sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhardih
- Community development blockSikandra
- Census village code258626

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

## How far is Bhanta from nearby towns?

- Sikandra (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)28 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)28 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 Bhanta?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sikandra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Bhanta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Bhanta

Of every 100 households in Bhanta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhanta · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**24%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****12%**

**40%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**31%

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 Bhanta?

■ Bhanta · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**955

Working population ****39.5%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 48.0% for women. 46% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (27%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (6%) · **■** Marginal 263 (64%)

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 Sikandra

- Raghunathpur1,210 people
- Kirpa Ramdih1,197 people
- Dharampur1,185 people
- Pachmahua1,081 people
- Jansinghdih1,041 people
- Kaithwara940 people
- Achambho870 people
- Manpur845 people

[All 68 villages in Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sikandra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhanta from Jamui?28 km by road
- What is the population of Bhanta?1,048 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhanta in?Jamui district (Sikandra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhanta?57.3% (Census 2011)