# Bans Ghat Village, Kalyanpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kalyanpur/bans-ghat/ Village · Kalyanpur, Purba Champaran # Bans Ghat Bans Ghat is a village in Kalyanpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **12,175 people in 2,358 households**, the 2nd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%. - 12,175people (2011) - 2,358households - 55.4%literacy - 890females per 1,000 males ## Bans Ghat PIN code and other codes Bans Ghat falls in Kalyanpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBans Ghat - Community development blockKalyanpur - Census village code218278 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bans Ghat from nearby towns? - Kalyanpur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)36 km by road - Chakia (nearest town)6 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 Bans Ghat? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bans Ghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakia - ○Degree college10+ km · Tajpur Deur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Bans Ghat known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 904 hectares of village land is sown, and 640 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 Bans Ghat Of every 100 households in Bans Ghat in 2011, 3 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bans Ghat · ■ Kalyanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **2% Toilet within the home ****16%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **81% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****39%** **50% Television ****5%** **8% Mobile phone ****47%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **14% 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 Bans Ghat? ■ Bans Ghat · ■ Kalyanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%** **56.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **929 Working population ****31.4%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.5% for men and 45.2% for women. 48% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 505 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,144 (30%) · **■** Household industry 79 (2%) · **■** Other work 234 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,864 (49%) 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 Kalyanpur - Gaundra13,348 people - Sitalpur12,106 people - Birdaban11,833 people - Kaleyanpur11,482 people - Darmaha10,553 people [All 98 villages in Kalyanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kalyanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bans Ghat from Motihari?36 km by road - What is the population of Bans Ghat?12,175 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bans Ghat in?Purba Champaran district (Kalyanpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bans Ghat?55.4% (Census 2011)