# Babhani Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Babhani

Babhani is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,246 people in 626 households**, the 3rd largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 4,246people (2011)
- 626households
- 73.5%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Babhani PIN code and other codes

Babhani falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBabhani, Rampur
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251880

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

## How far is Babhani from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)23 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)23 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 Babhani?

27 services counted by the Census are inside Babhani; 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
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Babhani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 243 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 Babhani

Of every 100 households in Babhani in 2011, 4 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Babhani · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**83%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****79%**

**64%

Television ****20%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Babhani?

■ Babhani · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**918

Working population ****26.8%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 64.5% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 263 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 390 (34%) · **■** Household industry 123 (11%) · **■** Other work 132 (12%) · **■** Marginal 231 (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 Kargahar

- Kargahar10,170 people
- Barahri4,413 people
- Siwan3,673 people
- Dhanej3,634 people
- Karup3,303 people
- Semri3,169 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Babhani from Sasaram?23 km by road
- What is the population of Babhani?4,246 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babhani in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Babhani?73.5% (Census 2011)
