# Bhatgaon Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/bhatgaon/

Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Bhatgaon

Bhatgaon is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **12,757 people in 2,644 households**, the 2nd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 12,757people (2011)
- 2,644households
- 63.2%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Bhatgaon PIN code and other codes

Bhatgaon falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhatgaon
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222375

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

## How far is Bhatgaon from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)55 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)15 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 Bhatgaon?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Bhatgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Bhatgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 1,463 hectares of village land is sown, and 430 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 Bhatgaon

Of every 100 households in Bhatgaon in 2011, 20 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhatgaon · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**97%

Use banking services ****47%**

**16%

Television ****25%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**34%

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 Bhatgaon?

■ Bhatgaon · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**977

Working population ****32.4%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 55.2% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 704 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,227 (54%) · **■** Household industry 120 (3%) · **■** Other work 364 (9%) · **■** Marginal 717 (17%)

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 Thakurganj

- Jirangachh14,241 people
- Churli12,284 people
- Nazagachh9,825 people
- Dalligaon9,282 people
- Bhog Dabar9,276 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhatgaon from Kishanganj?55 km by road
- What is the population of Bhatgaon?12,757 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatgaon in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatgaon?63.2% (Census 2011)