Village · Banjaria, Purba Champaran # Banjaria Banjaria is a village in Banjaria sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,278 people in 443 households, the 18th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%. - 2,278 people (2011) - 443 households - 68.2% literacy - 887 females per 1,000 males ## Banjaria PIN code and other codes Banjaria falls in Banjaria sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Banjariya - Community development block Banjaria - Census village code 217690 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Banjaria from nearby towns? - Banjaria (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Motihari (district HQ) 4 km by road - Motihari (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Banjaria? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Banjaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sindhiya Hik - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Raxaul - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Motihari - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Banjaria known for? The main crops are paddy. About 42% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Banjaria Of every 100 households in Banjaria in 2011, 40 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Banjaria · ■ Banjaria rural average - Electricity for lighting 40% 6% - Toilet within the home 35% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 65% 85% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 72% 51% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 26% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 74% 95% - Use banking services 29% 33% - Television 27% 6% - Mobile phone 52% 55% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 38% 21% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Banjaria? ■ Banjaria · ■ Banjaria rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.2% 54.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 887 890 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 916 958 - Working population 40.5% 38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 61.1% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 13 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 24 (3%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 56 (6%) · ■ Marginal 828 (90%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Banjaria - Ghormarwa 2,748 people - Semra Tola Hat 2,686 people - Chichurahia 2,581 people - Semra Khas 2,514 people - Singhia Sagar 2,114 people - Bhela Chhapra 1,915 people - Kukurjari 1,818 people - Loknath Pur 1,476 people All 31 villages in Banjaria ## Other places named Banjaria - Banjaria · Sub-district, Purba Champaran · 162,684 people - Banjaria · Village, Baheri, Bareilly · 4,832 people - Banjaria · Village, Banjaria, Purba Champaran · 3,069 people - Banjaria · Village, Lakhimpur, Kheri · 2,268 people - Banjaria · Village, Kuchaikote, Gopalganj · 1,957 people - Banjaria · Village, Puranpur, Pilibhit · 1,796 people ## Quick answers - How far is Banjaria from Motihari? 4 km by road - What is the population of Banjaria? 2,278 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banjaria in? Purba Champaran district (Banjaria sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Banjaria? 68.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/banjaria/banjaria-217690/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.