# Babhani Village, Falka, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Falka, Katihar 

# Babhani

Babhani is a village in Falka sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,122 people in 420 households**, the 26th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%.

- 2,122people (2011)
- 420households
- 67.6%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Babhani PIN code and other codes

Babhani falls in Falka sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRahata
- Community development blockFalka
- Census village code224265

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

## How far is Babhani from nearby towns?

- Falka (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)38 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)38 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 Babhani?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Babhani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Haseli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salehpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Babhani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 437 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 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 Babhani

Of every 100 households in Babhani in 2011, 7 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Babhani · ■ Falka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**5%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**54%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****66%**

**30%

Television ****12%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Babhani?

■ Babhani · ■ Falka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**47.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**976

Working population ****53.9%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 55.9% for women. 53% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 224 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 368 (32%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 306 (27%) · **■** Marginal 233 (20%)

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 Falka

- Semaria2,471 people
- Darmahi2,429 people
- Giriawan2,193 people
- Semaria Rami2,127 people
- Rajdhani2,008 people
- Rangakol1,355 people
- Pakaria1,260 people
- Chhotki Chatar1,170 people

[All 72 villages in Falka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Babhani from Katihar?38 km by road
- What is the population of Babhani?2,122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babhani in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Babhani?67.6% (Census 2011)