# Babhangawan Village, Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/babhangawan/ Village · Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur # Babhangawan Babhangawan is a village in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,332 people in 454 households**, the 17th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 2,332people (2011) - 454households - 56.2%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Babhangawan PIN code and other codes Babhangawan falls in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatManiyarpur - Community development blockVidyapati Nagar - Census village code236988 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Babhangawan from nearby towns? - Vidyapati Nagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)34 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)15 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 Babhangawan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Babhangawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dalsinghsarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 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 Babhangawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Babhangawan Of every 100 households in Babhangawan in 2011, 7 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Babhangawan · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **5% Toilet within the home ****20%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **75% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****21%** **42% Television ****3%** **9% Mobile phone ****56%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **29% 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 Babhangawan? ■ Babhangawan · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%** **62.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **924 Working population ****39.0%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.9% for men and 48.8% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 54 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 472 (52%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 339 (37%) 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 Vidyapati Nagar - Khesraha3,909 people - Bangraha3,546 people - Rahimpur Peare3,398 people - Rasulpur Semri2,341 people - Bahadurpur2,039 people - Hetimpur1,922 people - Isapur1,817 people - Malkalipur1,574 people [All 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Babhangawan from Samastipur?34 km by road - What is the population of Babhangawan?2,332 (Census 2011) - Which district is Babhangawan in?Samastipur district (Vidyapati Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Babhangawan?56.2% (Census 2011)