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

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Banbhag

Banbhag is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,293 people in 242 households**, the 83rd largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 1,293people (2011)
- 242households
- 22.0%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Banbhag PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatAmour
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223707

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

## How far is Banbhag from nearby towns?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)44 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)44 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 Banbhag?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Banbhag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Amour
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pahadia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps

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 Banbhag known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Banbhag

Of every 100 households in Banbhag in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banbhag · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**21%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****20%**

**16%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Banbhag?

■ Banbhag · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.0%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055**

**946

Working population ****28.6%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 27.2% for men and 15.7% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (51%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 162 (44%)

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

- Garkaili1,487 people
- Mahammadpur1,442 people
- Routi1,442 people
- Bhaturia1,385 people
- Bengdah1,278 people
- Simalbari Bhag Dhanuran1,278 people
- Larhia1,217 people
- Babhan Dobha1,204 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Banbhag from Purnia?44 km by road
- What is the population of Banbhag?1,293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banbhag in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Banbhag?22.0% (Census 2011)