# Bhawanipur Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Bhawanipur

Bhawanipur is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **768 people in 122 households**, the 107th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 768people (2011)
- 122households
- 51.6%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Bhawanipur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDhamaura
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216465

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

## How far is Bhawanipur from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)64 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)24 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 Bhawanipur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bhawanipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkayiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Bhawanipur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Bhawanipur

Of every 100 households in Bhawanipur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhawanipur · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****38%**

**38%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**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 Bhawanipur?

■ Bhawanipur · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1131**

**959

Working population ****54.0%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 37.7% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 400 (96%)

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

- Pahkaul810 people
- Pakri Kalan810 people
- Kairi803 people
- Jamhauli791 people
- Poharwa763 people
- Ratni752 people
- Bairia751 people
- Bajni747 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhawanipur from Bettiah?64 km by road
- What is the population of Bhawanipur?768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhawanipur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhawanipur?51.6% (Census 2011)