# Bagdahar Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Bagdahar

Bagdahar is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,599 people in 1,182 households**, the 7th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 5,599people (2011)
- 1,182households
- 42.1%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Bagdahar PIN code and other codes

Bagdahar falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhurpaili
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223750

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

## How far is Bagdahar from nearby towns?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)56 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)56 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 Bagdahar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bagdahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baisa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Bagdahar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 506 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Bagdahar

Of every 100 households in Bagdahar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bagdahar · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**21%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****8%**

**16%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**41%

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 Bagdahar?

■ Bagdahar · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.1%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**946

Working population ****27.3%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.6% for men and 29.2% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 668 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (2%) · **■** Marginal 638 (42%)

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 Amour

- Rangrailal Toli6,040 people
- Tiarpara5,911 people
- Kumharua5,790 people
- Gerua5,742 people
- Geandobh5,588 people
- Dolmalpur4,939 people
- Adhang4,863 people
- Baraili4,667 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bagdahar from Purnia?56 km by road
- What is the population of Bagdahar?5,599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagdahar in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bagdahar?42.1% (Census 2011)