Village · Madhepur, Madhubani
# Bagewa

Bagewa is a village in Madhepur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code 847408. The 2011 Census counted 420 people in 101 households, the 74th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.
- 420 people (2011)
- 101 households
- 39.0% literacy
- 847408 PIN code

## Bagewa PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bagewa is 847408. Bagewa falls in Madhepur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.
- PIN code 847408
- Gram panchayat Bagewa
- Community development block Madhepur
- Census village code 220905

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

## How far is Bagewa from nearby towns?
- Madhepur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town) 20 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bagewa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bagewa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bhit
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Supaul
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bagewa known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. About 83% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bagewa

Of every 100 households in Bagewa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bagewa · ■ Madhepur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 4%
- Toilet within the home 1% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 83%
- Tap water 1% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 35% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 95%
- Use banking services 3% 36%
- Television 0% 4%
- Mobile phone 48% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 38% 34%
- Own their home 99% 99%

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

## What is the population of Bagewa?

■ Bagewa · ■ Madhepur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 39.0% 55.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 935 921
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1074 946
- Working population 59.5% 36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.3% for men and 31.0% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 13 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 115 (46%) · ■ Other work 1 (0%) · ■ Marginal 121 (48%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Madhepur
- Pakhaul 557 people
- Lilja 545 people
- Chandradip 463 people
- Nahri Jagarnathpur 449 people
- Sijhaul 407 people
- Mani Mahpatia 385 people
- Hasauli Kaleanpur 346 people
- Az Rakbe Bhit Bhagwanpur 323 people

All 86 villages in Madhepur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bagewa? 847408
- How far is Bagewa from Madhubani? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Bagewa? 420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagewa in? Madhubani district (Madhepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bagewa? 39.0% (Census 2011)

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