# Bhawani Chak Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/bhawani-chak/ Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia # Bhawani Chak Bhawani Chak is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 109 households**, the 50th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%. - 497people (2011) - 109households - 55.8%literacy - 1,012females per 1,000 males ## Bhawani Chak PIN code and other codes Bhawani Chak falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBishunpu - Community development blockDhamdaha - Census village code223346 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhawani Chak from nearby towns? - Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)34 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)34 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 Bhawani Chak? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhawani Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madhonagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdaha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ 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 Bhawani Chak known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Bhawani Chak Of every 100 households in Bhawani Chak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhawani Chak · ■ Dhamdaha rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **10% Toilet within the home ****0%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****1%** **28% Television ****0%** **8% Mobile phone ****15%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **35% 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 Bhawani Chak? ■ Bhawani Chak · ■ Dhamdaha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%** **53.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **955 Working population ****29.8%** **44.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.7% for men and 54.0% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%) 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 Dhamdaha - kishunpur Balua milik771 people - Mir Milik720 people - Kishunpur Balua708 people - Halapur559 people - Dharbia462 people - Majhua Fatehganj445 people - Kukraun Milik422 people - Turki Khagha418 people [All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhawani Chak from Purnia?34 km by road - What is the population of Bhawani Chak?497 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhawani Chak in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhawani Chak?55.8% (Census 2011)