# Bhawaniganj Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar)

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Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj 

# Bhawaniganj

Bhawaniganj is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,149 people in 432 households**, the 53rd largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 2,149people (2011)
- 432households
- 42.7%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Bhawaniganj PIN code and other codes

Bhawaniganj falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKutti
- Community development blockKochadhamin
- Census village code222906

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

## How far is Bhawaniganj from nearby towns?

- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)10 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)10 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 Bhawaniganj?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhawaniganj; 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kochadhamin
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Bhawaniganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 11 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Bhawaniganj

Of every 100 households in Bhawaniganj in 2011, 5 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhawaniganj · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**18%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****75%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bhawaniganj?

■ Bhawaniganj · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.7%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**962

Working population ****43.1%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.6% for men and 34.8% for women. 49% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 596 (64%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 27 (3%) · **■** Marginal 202 (22%)

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 Kochadhamin

- Karehbari2,279 people
- Rasulganj2,266 people
- Bishunpur2,215 people
- Nihalbhag2,190 people
- Topamari2,132 people
- Baichakutti2,115 people
- Charaia2,051 people
- Moharmari2,041 people

[All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhawaniganj from Kishanganj?10 km by road
- What is the population of Bhawaniganj?2,149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhawaniganj in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhawaniganj?42.7% (Census 2011)