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

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Bangarua

Bangarua is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,359 people in 400 households**, the 19th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 2,359people (2011)
- 400households
- 57.2%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Bangarua PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatNorth Lalganj
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225392

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

## How far is Bangarua from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)25 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 Bangarua?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Bangarua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Bangarua

Of every 100 households in Bangarua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bangarua · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****25%**

**25%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**40%

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 Bangarua?

■ Bangarua · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**959

Working population ****26.5%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.5% for men and 55.7% for women. 42% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 379 (61%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (4%) · **■** Marginal 127 (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 Pranpur

- Dhabaul2,938 people
- Dighauneh2,756 people
- Jaunia2,503 people
- Bastaul2,394 people
- Barjhala2,359 people
- Jalah Hari Rampur2,253 people
- Gauripur1,923 people
- Babhni1,855 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bangarua from Katihar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bangarua?2,359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bangarua in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bangarua?57.2% (Census 2011)