# Bhaunara Village, Sikta, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/bhaunara/ Village · Sikta, Pashchim Champaran # Bhaunara Bhaunara is a village in Sikta sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,530 people in 791 households**, the 11th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%. - 4,530people (2011) - 791households - 52.5%literacy - 910females per 1,000 males ## Bhaunara PIN code and other codes Bhaunara falls in Sikta sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBhaunara - Community development blockSikta - Census village code217251 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhaunara from nearby towns? - Sikta (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)34 km by road - Bettiah (nearest town)34 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 Bhaunara? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Bhaunara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Bhaunara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 528 hectares of village land is sown, and 391 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 Bhaunara Of every 100 households in Bhaunara in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhaunara · ■ Sikta rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****12%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****39%** **29% Television ****14%** **6% Mobile phone ****54%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **26% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bhaunara? ■ Bhaunara · ■ Sikta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%** **54.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **951 Working population ****40.0%** **37.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.1% for men and 39.8% for women. 52% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 146 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,315 (73%) 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 Sikta - Balthar6,026 people - Ghorcharhi5,927 people - Surajpur5,045 people - Sirsiya4,711 people - Parsauni Murli4,515 people - Maswas4,346 people - Shikarpur4,201 people - Jhakhra3,719 people [All 61 villages in Sikta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhaunara from Bettiah?34 km by road - What is the population of Bhaunara?4,530 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhaunara in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sikta sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhaunara?52.5% (Census 2011)