# Babhangawan Village, Gwalpara, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Gwalpara, Madhepura 

# Babhangawan

Babhangawan is a village in Gwalpara sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,989 people in 919 households**, the 6th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%.

- 4,989people (2011)
- 919households
- 44.1%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Babhangawan PIN code and other codes

Babhangawan falls in Gwalpara sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSukhasan
- Community development blockGwalpara
- Census village code226020

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?

- Gwalpara (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)24 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 Babhangawan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Babhangawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Gwalpara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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, wheat and maize**. Products made here include rice mills. About 92% of the 511 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Babhangawan · ■ Gwalpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**63%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****21%**

**25%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Babhangawan?

■ Babhangawan · ■ Gwalpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.1%**

**52.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**938

Working population ****46.7%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.7% for men and 31.3% for women. 50% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 432 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,671 (72%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 65 (3%) · **■** Marginal 153 (7%)

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 Gwalpara

- Shahpur Chaumukh10,676 people
- Khokhsi Saranpur7,168 people
- Goalpara6,503 people
- Jhajhari5,915 people
- Pirnagar4,887 people
- Bishunpur Arar4,732 people
- shyam4,593 people
- Depura4,004 people

[All 51 villages in Gwalpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/gwalpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Babhangawan from Madhepura?24 km by road
- What is the population of Babhangawan?4,989 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babhangawan in?Madhepura district (Gwalpara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Babhangawan?44.1% (Census 2011)