# Babhangawan Village, Terhagachh, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Terhagachh, Kishanganj 

# Babhangawan

Babhangawan is a village in Terhagachh sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,491 people in 356 households**, the 33rd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 1,491people (2011)
- 356households
- 51.2%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Babhangawan PIN code and other codes

Babhangawan falls in Terhagachh sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChilhania
- Community development blockTerhagachh
- Census village code222268

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?

- Terhagachh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)45 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)24 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

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Terhagachh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bahadurganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Babhangawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, raw jute and wheat**. About 72% of the 193 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 Babhangawan

Of every 100 households in Babhangawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Babhangawan · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**38%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**96%

Use banking services ****9%**

**14%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**27%

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 Babhangawan?

■ Babhangawan · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**973

Working population ****28.2%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 33.6% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 87 (21%)

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 Terhagachh

- Hatgaon1,750 people
- Mahua1,599 people
- Rahmatpur1,590 people
- Rampur1,558 people
- Ghani Phulsara1,477 people
- Suhia1,418 people
- Deorikhas1,412 people
- Bhagjhunki1,399 people

[All 81 villages in Terhagachh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/terhagachh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Babhangawan from Kishanganj?45 km by road
- What is the population of Babhangawan?1,491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babhangawan in?Kishanganj district (Terhagachh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Babhangawan?51.2% (Census 2011)