# Bangraha Village, Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/bangraha/ Village · Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur # Bangraha Bangraha is a village in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,546 people in 751 households**, the 14th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 3,546people (2011) - 751households - 60.2%literacy - 885females per 1,000 males ## Bangraha PIN code and other codes Bangraha falls in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBanghaha - Community development blockVidyapati Nagar - Census village code236996 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bangraha from nearby towns? - Vidyapati Nagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)36 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)10 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 Bangraha? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bangraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mabidabad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mabudabad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Bangraha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Bangraha Of every 100 households in Bangraha in 2011, 5 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bangraha · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **5% Toilet within the home ****24%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **75% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **93% Use banking services ****44%** **42% Television ****5%** **9% Mobile phone ****47%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **29% 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 Bangraha? ■ Bangraha · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%** **62.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986** **924 Working population ****34.5%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.6% for men and 49.2% for women. 49% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 314 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (31%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 154 (13%) · **■** Marginal 347 (28%) 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 - Sothiawan5,737 people - Maniarpur5,267 people - Balkishunpur Marwa4,280 people - Khesraha3,909 people - Rahimpur Peare3,398 people - Rasulpur Semri2,341 people - Babhangawan2,332 people - Bahadurpur2,039 people [All 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bangraha from Samastipur?36 km by road - What is the population of Bangraha?3,546 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bangraha in?Samastipur district (Vidyapati Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bangraha?60.2% (Census 2011)