# Bhawanipur Village, Krityanand Nagar, Purnia (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/bhawanipur/ Village · Krityanand Nagar, Purnia # Bhawanipur Bhawanipur is a village in Krityanand Nagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,274 people in 461 households**, the 32nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 2,274people (2011) - 461households - 51.5%literacy - 962females per 1,000 males ## Bhawanipur PIN code and other codes Bhawanipur falls in Krityanand Nagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMajra - Community development blockKrityanand Nagar - Census village code223427 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? - Krityanand Nagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)20 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)20 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Bhawanipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Harda - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Bhawanipur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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, 51 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhawanipur · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****51%** **16% Toilet within the home ****17%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **88% Tap water ****4%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****20%** **28% Television ****10%** **10% Mobile phone ****26%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****51%** **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 Bhawanipur? ■ Bhawanipur · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973** **955 Working population ****46.7%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.2% for men and 45.6% for women. 54% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 202 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (28%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 126 (12%) · **■** Marginal 419 (39%) 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 - Baghmara2,705 people - Rikabganj2,689 people - Rampur Milik2,615 people - Jagni Jagarnathpur2,275 people - Debinagar2,247 people - Bakhri Kol2,124 people - Pothia1,792 people - Moglaha1,742 people [All 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhawanipur from Purnia?20 km by road - What is the population of Bhawanipur?2,274 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhawanipur in?Purnia district (Krityanand Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhawanipur?51.5% (Census 2011)