# Babhni Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Babhni

Babhni is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,855 people in 376 households**, the 23rd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 1,855people (2011)
- 376households
- 50.8%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Babhni PIN code and other codes

Babhni falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKebala
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225395

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?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)22 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)22 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Durgapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 74% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Babhni · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**45%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**25%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**40%

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 · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**959

Working population ****30.5%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.9% for men and 45.5% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (3%) · **■** Household industry 98 (17%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 373 (66%)

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 Pranpur

- Bangarua2,359 people
- Barjhala2,359 people
- Jalah Hari Rampur2,253 people
- Gauripur1,923 people
- Hundaili1,826 people
- Budhnagar1,756 people
- Marocha1,591 people
- Amdaul1,567 people

[All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Babhni from Katihar?22 km by road
- What is the population of Babhni?1,855 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babhni in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Babhni?50.8% (Census 2011)