Village · Amour, Purnia # Bhaggunjar Bhaggunjar is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 272 people in 52 households, the 136th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%. - 272 people (2011) - 52 households - 42.2% literacy - 1,030 females per 1,000 males ## Bhaggunjar PIN code and other codes Bhaggunjar falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Talbari - Community development block Amour - Census village code 223695 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhaggunjar from nearby towns? - Amour (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Purnia (district HQ) 59 km by road - Purnia (nearest town) 59 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhaggunjar? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Bhaggunjar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Baisa - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Amour - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Purnia - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhaggunjar known for? The main crops are paddy. About 83% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhaggunjar Of every 100 households in Bhaggunjar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhaggunjar · ■ 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 0% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 6% 16% - Television 6% 2% - Mobile phone 27% 33% - Computer with internet 2% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 23% 41% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhaggunjar? ■ Bhaggunjar · ■ Amour rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 42.2% 45.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1030 917 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 448 946 - Working population 32.7% 30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.4% for men and 34.4% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 83 (93%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Amour - Majhua Khurd 327 people - Makanpur 319 people - Dumra 303 people - Ramani Khurd 287 people - Chandargaon 220 people - Pachkonia 216 people - Taran 212 people - Halalpur 210 people All 162 villages in Amour ## Quick answers - How far is Bhaggunjar from Purnia? 59 km by road - What is the population of Bhaggunjar? 272 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhaggunjar in? Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhaggunjar? 42.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/bhaggunjar/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.