# Babhangawan Village, Kasba, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kasba, Purnia 

# Babhangawan

Babhangawan is a village in Kasba sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **414 people in 84 households**, the 55th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%.

- 414people (2011)
- 84households
- 59.5%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Babhangawan PIN code and other codes

Babhangawan falls in Kasba sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSanjheli
- Community development blockKasba
- Census village code223602

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

## How far is Babhangawan from nearby towns?

- Kasba (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)24 km by road
- Kasba (nearest town)9 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 Babhangawan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Babhangawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kasba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Babhangawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 39 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Babhangawan

Of every 100 households in Babhangawan in 2011, 28 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Babhangawan · ■ Kasba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**50%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****6%**

**19%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Babhangawan?

■ Babhangawan · ■ Kasba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**46.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**965

Working population ****25.6%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 56.5% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (95%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Kasba

- Ratansoti669 people
- Alampur570 people
- Kulasundar566 people
- Puparia515 people
- Kula Bhagwati239 people
- Agaganj187 people
- Murad Bagh43 people
- Bathna33 people

[All 61 villages in Kasba](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/kasba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Babhangawan from Purnia?24 km by road
- What is the population of Babhangawan?414 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babhangawan in?Purnia district (Kasba sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Babhangawan?59.5% (Census 2011)