# Bibi Bankatwa Village, Bagaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/bagaha/bibi-bankatwa/ Village · Bagaha, Pashchim Champaran # Bibi Bankatwa Bibi Bankatwa is a village in Bagaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,074 people in 977 households**, the 14th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%. - 5,074people (2011) - 977households - 61.7%literacy - 934females per 1,000 males ## Bibi Bankatwa PIN code and other codes Bibi Bankatwa falls in Bagaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBibi Bankatwa - Community development blockBagaha - Census village code216933 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bibi Bankatwa from nearby towns? - Bagaha (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)43 km by road - Bagha (nearest town)30 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 Bibi Bankatwa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bibi Bankatwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Parsauni - ○Degree college10+ km · Bagaha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 h winter 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 Bibi Bankatwa known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and sugar cane**. About 88% of the 489 hectares of village land is sown, and 309 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 Bibi Bankatwa Of every 100 households in Bibi Bankatwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bibi Bankatwa · ■ Bagaha rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **3% Toilet within the home ****7%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **87% Tap water ****7%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****24%** **39% Television ****4%** **9% Mobile phone ****64%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **24% Own their home ****100%** **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 Bibi Bankatwa? ■ Bibi Bankatwa · ■ Bagaha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%** **52.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **946 Working population ****45.9%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.8% for men and 47.6% for women. 52% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 210 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,544 (66%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 148 (6%) · **■** Marginal 414 (18%) 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 Bagaha - Majharia6,609 people - Bassganw6,106 people - Baswaria6,044 people - Singari- Garhwa5,313 people - Bhairoganj5,061 people - Chakhni4,880 people - Mehura4,616 people - Bisambharpur4,425 people [All 136 villages in Bagaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/bagaha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bibi Bankatwa from Bettiah?43 km by road - What is the population of Bibi Bankatwa?5,074 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bibi Bankatwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Bagaha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bibi Bankatwa?61.7% (Census 2011)