# Babhangawan Village, Kadwa, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Babhangawan

Babhangawan is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855105**. The 2011 Census counted **537 people in 123 households**, the 151st largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 537people (2011)
- 123households
- 55.7%literacy
- 855105PIN code

## Babhangawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Babhangawan is 855105.** Babhangawan falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855105
- Gram panchayatGethaura
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224567

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

## How far is Babhangawan from nearby towns?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)35 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 Babhangawan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Babhangawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Babhangawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 138 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 Babhangawan

Of every 100 households in Babhangawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Babhangawan · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****55%**

**24%

Television ****18%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Babhangawan?

■ Babhangawan · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055**

**969

Working population ****50.8%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 43.8% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 266 (97%)

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 Kadwa

- Sonapur581 people
- Benibari545 people
- Bhais Bandha544 people
- Pakaria539 people
- Ichail531 people
- Sundargachhi Milik523 people
- Narainpur517 people
- Tetalia Kasht511 people

[All 264 villages in Kadwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Babhangawan?855105
- How far is Babhangawan from Katihar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Babhangawan?537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babhangawan in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Babhangawan?55.7% (Census 2011)