# Banbhag Village, Krityanand Nagar, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/banbhag/ Village · Krityanand Nagar, Purnia # Banbhag Banbhag is a village in Krityanand Nagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,439 people in 2,255 households**, the 6th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 11,439people (2011) - 2,255households - 58.5%literacy - 912females per 1,000 males ## Banbhag PIN code and other codes Banbhag falls in Krityanand Nagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBanbhag - Community development blockKrityanand Nagar - Census village code223449 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? - Krityanand Nagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)14 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)14 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? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Banbhag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Purnia East - ○Degree college5–10 km · Purnia East - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Purnia - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 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 Banbhag known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 628 hectares of village land is sown, and 379 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, 20 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Banbhag · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **16% Toilet within the home ****14%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **88% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **97% Use banking services ****25%** **28% Television ****11%** **10% Mobile phone ****27%** **33% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **33% Own their home ****99%** **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 Banbhag? ■ Banbhag · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906** **955 Working population ****33.7%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.3% for men and 48.8% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 456 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,755 (45%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 832 (22%) · **■** Marginal 787 (20%) 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 Krityanand Nagar - Kohbara urf Ramnagar17,605 people - Ganeshpur16,745 people - Kajha14,713 people - Parora14,033 people - Gokhulpur7,779 people - Goasi7,513 people - Begampur khata7,404 people - Jotlakhai6,841 people [All 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Banbhag from Purnia?14 km by road - What is the population of Banbhag?11,439 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banbhag in?Purnia district (Krityanand Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Banbhag?58.5% (Census 2011)