# Bhatgawan Village, Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/bhatgawan-237051/ Village · Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur # Bhatgawan Bhatgawan is a village in Dalsinghsarai sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,689 people in 292 households**, the 31st largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,689people (2011) - 292households - 60.4%literacy - 893females per 1,000 males ## Bhatgawan PIN code and other codes Bhatgawan falls in Dalsinghsarai sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSultanpur Ghataho - Community development blockDalsinghsarai - Census village code237051 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)14 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)26 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)14 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? 7 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 - ●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 school5–10 km · Belameth - ○Degree college10+ km · Dalsingh Sarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Bhatgawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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, 13 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhatgawan · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **6% Toilet within the home ****11%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **83% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **93% Use banking services ****44%** **36% Television ****15%** **8% Mobile phone ****56%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **26% 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 Bhatgawan? ■ Bhatgawan · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817** **943 Working population ****38.4%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.2% for men and 53.0% for women. 49% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 60 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (8%) · **■** Marginal 265 (41%) 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 - Raghubarpur2,108 people - Shahpur Pagra1,989 people - Khajautia1,972 people - Khoksa1,856 people - Biswaspur1,526 people - Bhairopatti1,119 people - Boriawan1,111 people - Chak Murtaza1,055 people [All 47 villages in Dalsinghsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhatgawan from Samastipur?26 km by road - What is the population of Bhatgawan?1,689 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhatgawan in?Samastipur district (Dalsinghsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhatgawan?60.4% (Census 2011)