# Bhatgawan Village, Purnia East, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/bhatgawan/ Village · Purnia East, Purnia # Bhatgawan Bhatgawan is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,207 people in 711 households**, the 16th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%. - 3,207people (2011) - 711households - 54.1%literacy - 898females per 1,000 males ## Bhatgawan PIN code and other codes Bhatgawan falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBhogadehat - Community development blockPurnia East - Census village code223521 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhatgawan from nearby towns? - Purnia East (sub-district HQ)14 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 Bhatgawan? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Bhatgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○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 stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Bhatgawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 452 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Bhatgawan Of every 100 households in Bhatgawan in 2011, 37 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhatgawan · ■ Purnia East rural average Electricity for lighting ****37%** **22% Toilet within the home ****25%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **87% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****24%** **22% Television ****27%** **12% Mobile phone ****19%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **31% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Bhatgawan? ■ Bhatgawan · ■ Purnia East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%** **49.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **968 Working population ****43.4%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.6% for men and 48.9% for women. 51% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 262 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 792 (57%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 184 (13%) · **■** Marginal 137 (10%) 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 Purnia East - Majhwa4,122 people - Dewanganj3,834 people - Majhaili3,798 people - Parmanandpur3,263 people - Chhatia2,942 people - Uchitpur2,890 people - Harda2,854 people - Pirganj2,847 people [All 83 villages in Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhatgawan from Purnia?20 km by road - What is the population of Bhatgawan?3,207 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhatgawan in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhatgawan?54.1% (Census 2011)