# Bakawan Village, Pandarak, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pandarak, Patna 

# Bakawan

Bakawan is a village in Pandarak sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,598 people in 411 households**, the 19th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 2,598people (2011)
- 411households
- 77.4%literacy
- 832females per 1,000 males

## Bakawan PIN code and other codes

Bakawan falls in Pandarak sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAjagara Bakawan
- Community development blockPandarak
- Census village code246510

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

## How far is Bakawan from nearby towns?

- Pandarak (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)86 km by road
- Barh (nearest town)20 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 Bakawan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bakawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Darwe Bhadaur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Bakawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Bakawan

Of every 100 households in Bakawan in 2011, 25 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakawan · ■ Pandarak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**29%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****51%**

**54%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Bakawan?

■ Bakawan · ■ Pandarak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**59.5%

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

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**907

Working population ****29.7%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 66.8% for women. 41% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 98 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (35%) · **■** Other work 109 (14%) · **■** Marginal 294 (38%)

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 Pandarak

- Shahzadpur Bathoi2,946 people
- Majhla Bigha2,924 people
- Sirsikalan2,850 people
- Sahnaura2,676 people
- Jadopur2,546 people
- Kazi Chak2,367 people
- Bhagwatipur Karmor2,295 people
- Lalpura2,276 people

[All 72 villages in Pandarak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/pandarak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bakawan from Patna?86 km by road
- What is the population of Bakawan?2,598 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakawan in?Patna district (Pandarak sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bakawan?77.4% (Census 2011)