# Bhatgawan Village, Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/bhatgawan-237031/ Village · Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur # Bhatgawan Bhatgawan is a village in Dalsinghsarai sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,859 people in 554 households**, the 23rd largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 2,859people (2011) - 554households - 61.1%literacy - 880females per 1,000 males ## Bhatgawan PIN code and other codes Bhatgawan falls in Dalsinghsarai sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAjnaul - Community development blockDalsinghsarai - Census village code237031 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? - Dalsinghsarai (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)28 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)1 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? 8 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dalsingh Sarai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dalsingh Sarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 97% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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, 6 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhatgawan · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **6% Toilet within the home ****14%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **93% Use banking services ****48%** **36% Television ****9%** **8% Mobile phone ****54%** **47% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **26% 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 Bhatgawan? ■ Bhatgawan · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **943 Working population ****28.2%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.7% for men and 50.0% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 153 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (36%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 209 (26%) · **■** Marginal 133 (17%) 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 Dalsinghsarai - Konaila3,750 people - Bazidpur Godo3,313 people - Gauspur Inaet3,178 people - Mathurapur3,022 people - Balo Chak2,640 people - Dhepura2,339 people - Sahbajpur Mahnaia2,334 people - Raghubarpur2,108 people [All 47 villages in Dalsinghsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhatgawan from Samastipur?28 km by road - What is the population of Bhatgawan?2,859 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhatgawan in?Samastipur district (Dalsinghsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhatgawan?61.1% (Census 2011)