# Bhawanipur Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/bhawanipur/ Village · Amour, Purnia # Bhawanipur Bhawanipur is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,084 people in 687 households**, the 30th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%. - 3,084people (2011) - 687households - 38.4%literacy - 907females per 1,000 males ## Bhawanipur PIN code and other codes Bhawanipur falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBhawanipur - Community development blockAmour - Census village code223738 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhawanipur from nearby towns? - Amour (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)49 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)49 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 Bhawanipur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhawanipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amour - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Bhawanipur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include jute rope and sutali. About 90% of the 393 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Bhawanipur Of every 100 households in Bhawanipur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhawanipur · ■ Amour rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **3% Toilet within the home ****7%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **99% Use banking services ****13%** **16% Television ****5%** **2% Mobile phone ****29%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****49%** **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 Bhawanipur? ■ Bhawanipur · ■ Amour rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****38.4%** **45.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **946 Working population ****38.1%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 42.4% for men and 34.0% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 313 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 529 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 54 (5%) · **■** Marginal 277 (24%) 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 - Kochka Kishunpur3,479 people - Bakaunia3,168 people - Rasaili3,157 people - Barbatta3,089 people - Araria3,068 people - Machhatta3,045 people - Dhadhia2,949 people - Islampur2,908 people [All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhawanipur from Purnia?49 km by road - What is the population of Bhawanipur?3,084 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhawanipur in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhawanipur?38.4% (Census 2011)