# Bhawanipur Village, Sikta, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Sikta, Pashchim Champaran 

# Bhawanipur

Bhawanipur is a village in Sikta sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845307**. The 2011 Census counted **3,214 people in 546 households**, the 21st largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 3,214people (2011)
- 546households
- 46.8%literacy
- 845307PIN code

## Bhawanipur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhawanipur is 845307.** Bhawanipur falls in Sikta sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845307
- Gram panchayatBhawanipur
- Community development blockSikta
- Census village code217271

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?

- Sikta (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)50 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?

11 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Bhawanipur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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, 5 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhawanipur · ■ Sikta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**40%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****15%**

**29%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Bhawanipur?

■ Bhawanipur · ■ Sikta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**54.8%

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

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**951

Working population ****40.0%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 27.8% for women. 48% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 693 (54%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (4%) · **■** Marginal 385 (30%)

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

- Senuariya3,596 people
- Lal Parsa3,590 people
- Gauripur3,487 people
- Sundargawn3,393 people
- Parsa3,182 people
- Gamharia Birnagar3,170 people
- Parsauni Ghogha3,105 people
- Ekdari Mangalpur3,077 people

[All 61 villages in Sikta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhawanipur?845307
- How far is Bhawanipur from Bettiah?50 km by road
- What is the population of Bhawanipur?3,214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhawanipur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sikta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhawanipur?46.8% (Census 2011)