# Bajra Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Bajra

Bajra is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,200 people in 405 households**, the 24th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 2,200people (2011)
- 405households
- 47.3%literacy
- 832females per 1,000 males

## Bajra PIN code and other codes

Bajra falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBajra
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216420

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

## How far is Bajra from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)59 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)18 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 Bajra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Bajra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 448 hectares of village land is sown, and 246 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 Bajra

Of every 100 households in Bajra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bajra · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****18%**

**38%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Bajra?

■ Bajra · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771**

**959

Working population ****35.7%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.0% for men and 34.6% for women. 45% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 162 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 382 (49%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 227 (29%)

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 Gaunaha

- Matiaria2,391 people
- Belsandi2,356 people
- Rupaulia2,352 people
- Domat2,215 people
- Bairia2,087 people
- Pipra2,019 people
- Baswaria2,014 people
- Dhamaura1,988 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bajra from Bettiah?59 km by road
- What is the population of Bajra?2,200 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bajra in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bajra?47.3% (Census 2011)