# Bafniwan Village, Harnaut, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Harnaut, Nalanda 

# Bafniwan

Bafniwan is a village in Harnaut sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,237 people in 371 households**, the 26th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 2,237people (2011)
- 371households
- 58.6%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Bafniwan PIN code and other codes

Bafniwan falls in Harnaut sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBafniwan
- Community development blockHarnaut
- Census village code244283

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

## How far is Bafniwan from nearby towns?

- Harnaut (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)22 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)22 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 Bafniwan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bafniwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rukhae
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Harnaut
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harnaut
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Bafniwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 32% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Bafniwan

Of every 100 households in Bafniwan in 2011, 6 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bafniwan · ■ Harnaut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****63%**

**50%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bafniwan?

■ Bafniwan · ■ Harnaut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**938

Working population ****35.3%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 45.0% for women. 44% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (36%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 39 (5%) · **■** Marginal 346 (44%)

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 Harnaut

- Srichandpur2,520 people
- Rampur2,373 people
- Longhaura2,337 people
- Ramsingh2,328 people
- Sirsi2,182 people
- Pakar2,063 people
- kharthua1,896 people
- Sherpur1,801 people

[All 81 villages in Harnaut](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/harnaut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bafniwan from Biharsharif?22 km by road
- What is the population of Bafniwan?2,237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bafniwan in?Nalanda district (Harnaut sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bafniwan?58.6% (Census 2011)