# Bijbani Village, Bankatwa, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/bankatwa/bijbani/ Village · Bankatwa, Purba Champaran # Bijbani Bijbani is a village in Bankatwa sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **33,876 people in 5,847 households**, the 1st largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.6%. - 33,876people (2011) - 5,847households - 51.1%literacy - 912females per 1,000 males ## Bijbani PIN code and other codes Bijbani falls in Bankatwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBijbani - Community development blockBankatwa - Census village code217754 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bijbani from nearby towns? - Bankatwa (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)40 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)19 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 Bijbani? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bijbani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 12 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakia - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chakia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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 Bijbani known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 83% of the 2,169 hectares of village land is sown, and 661 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 Bijbani Of every 100 households in Bijbani in 2011, 2 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bijbani · ■ Bankatwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **2% Toilet within the home ****15%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****34%** **38% Television ****6%** **6% Mobile phone ****58%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **16% 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 Bijbani? ■ Bijbani · ■ Bankatwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%** **50.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **937 Working population ****41.1%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.4% for men and 36.6% for women. 48% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2,606 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 5,573 (40%) · **■** Household industry 141 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,149 (8%) · **■** Marginal 4,453 (32%) 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 Bankatwa - Nimuia25,332 people - Jhanjhara6,837 people - Indarwa Phulwar6,144 people - Mathia Bhopat5,092 people [All 23 villages in Bankatwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/bankatwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bijbani from Motihari?40 km by road - What is the population of Bijbani?33,876 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bijbani in?Purba Champaran district (Bankatwa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bijbani?51.1% (Census 2011)