# Banakar Village, Baniapur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baniapur, Saran 

# Banakar

Banakar is a village in Baniapur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,060 people in 168 households**, the 85th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 1,060people (2011)
- 168households
- 59.9%literacy
- 1,038females per 1,000 males

## Banakar PIN code and other codes

Banakar falls in Baniapur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatManikpura, Lawa Kalan
- Community development blockBaniapur
- Census village code233104

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

## How far is Banakar from nearby towns?

- Baniapur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)29 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)30 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 Banakar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lokmahani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baniapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Banakar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Banakar

Of every 100 households in Banakar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banakar · ■ Baniapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****36%**

**64%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Banakar?

■ Banakar · ■ Baniapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**921

Working population ****37.3%**

**25.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 51.2% for women. 40% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 18 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (34%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 236 (60%)

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 Baniapur

- Bhakura1,272 people
- Batrauli1,144 people
- Suhai Sahpur1,068 people
- Nandlal Tola1,062 people
- Dungurpatti1,016 people
- Majhaulia Khurd927 people
- Darhibarhi875 people
- Chhatwa Khurd826 people

[All 114 villages in Baniapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/baniapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Banakar from Chhapra?29 km by road
- What is the population of Banakar?1,060 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banakar in?Saran district (Baniapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Banakar?59.9% (Census 2011)