Village · Halsi, Lakhisarai
# Bhanpura

Bhanpura is a village in Halsi sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,924 people in 437 households, the 13th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.
- 2,924 people (2011)
- 437 households
- 48.9% literacy
- 906 females per 1,000 males

## Bhanpura PIN code and other codes

Bhanpura falls in Halsi sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Bhanpura
- Community development block Halsi
- Census village code 243761

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bhanpura from nearby towns?
- Halsi (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ) 24 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town) 24 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bhanpura?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhanpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Halsi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhanpura known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 85% of the 351 hectares of village land is sown, and 293 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bhanpura

Of every 100 households in Bhanpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhanpura · ■ Halsi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 5%
- Toilet within the home 1% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 81%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 35% 39%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 10% 35%
- Television 1% 7%
- Mobile phone 56% 53%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 9% 36%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhanpura?

■ Bhanpura · ■ Halsi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.9% 59.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 906 929
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 926 939
- Working population 44.4% 37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 33.8% for women. 46% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 206 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 638 (49%) · ■ Household industry 64 (5%) · ■ Other work 8 (1%) · ■ Marginal 382 (29%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Halsi
- Mohiuddin Nagar 3,598 people
- Sanr Maj 3,502 people
- Ballopur 3,250 people
- Pemdiha 2,934 people
- Sibsona 2,884 people
- Matasi 2,732 people
- Ghoghsa 2,692 people
- Bahchha 2,342 people

All 61 villages in Halsi

## Quick answers
- How far is Bhanpura from Lakhisarai? 24 km by road
- What is the population of Bhanpura? 2,924 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhanpura in? Lakhisarai district (Halsi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhanpura? 48.9% (Census 2011)

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