# Babhani Bholwa Village, Gamharia, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/gamharia/babhani-bholwa/ Village · Gamharia, Madhepura # Babhani Bholwa Babhani Bholwa is a village in Gamharia sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **14,720 people in 2,830 households**, the 1st largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.8%. - 14,720people (2011) - 2,830households - 55.8%literacy - 940females per 1,000 males ## Babhani Bholwa PIN code and other codes Babhani Bholwa falls in Gamharia sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBabhnee, Bhelwa - Community development blockGamharia - Census village code225799 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Babhani Bholwa from nearby towns? - Gamharia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ)23 km by road - Madhepura (nearest town)23 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 Babhani Bholwa? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Babhani Bholwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chikni - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Babhani Bholwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 1,303 hectares of village land is sown, and 850 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 Babhani Bholwa Of every 100 households in Babhani Bholwa in 2011, 3 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Babhani Bholwa · ■ Gamharia rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **3% Toilet within the home ****14%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **96% Use banking services ****49%** **36% Television ****6%** **4% Mobile phone ****46%** **44% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **27% 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 Babhani Bholwa? ■ Babhani Bholwa · ■ Gamharia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%** **50.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **916 Working population ****43.8%** **42.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.2% for men and 44.6% for women. 51% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,183 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,860 (29%) · **■** Household industry 64 (1%) · **■** Other work 660 (10%) · **■** Marginal 2,674 (42%) 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 Gamharia - Chikni13,422 people - Rupauli *11,445 people - Gamharia9,359 people - Aurahi9,078 people [All 12 villages in Gamharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/gamharia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Babhani Bholwa from Madhepura?23 km by road - What is the population of Babhani Bholwa?14,720 (Census 2011) - Which district is Babhani Bholwa in?Madhepura district (Gamharia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Babhani Bholwa?55.8% (Census 2011)