# Bhagwanpur Village, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa (Bihar)

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Village · Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa 

# Bhagwanpur

Bhagwanpur is a village in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **926 people in 180 households**, the 56th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%.

- 926people (2011)
- 180households
- 44.4%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Bhagwanpur PIN code and other codes

Bhagwanpur falls in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhajuri
- Community development blockSimri Bakhtiarpur
- Census village code226588

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

## How far is Bhagwanpur from nearby towns?

- Simri Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)13 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)13 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 Bhagwanpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhagwanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Bhagwanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Bhagwanpur

Of every 100 households in Bhagwanpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bhagwanpur · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**84%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****43%**

**32%

Television ****11%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**38%

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 Bhagwanpur?

■ Bhagwanpur · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.4%**

**48.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1213**

**931

Working population ****27.2%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 32.1% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 223 (88%)

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 Simri Bakhtiarpur

- Balhi1,244 people
- Bindpur1,223 people
- Baidi1,102 people
- Gopalpur1,058 people
- Nainpur907 people
- Naltigarh648 people

[All 60 villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhagwanpur from Saharsa?13 km by road
- What is the population of Bhagwanpur?926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagwanpur in?Saharsa district (Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagwanpur?44.4% (Census 2011)