# Babhangawan Village, Dighwara, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dighwara, Saran 

# Babhangawan

Babhangawan is a village in Dighwara sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,921 people in 252 households**, the 18th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 1,921people (2011)
- 252households
- 49.8%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Babhangawan PIN code and other codes

Babhangawan falls in Dighwara sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAkilpur
- Community development blockDighwara
- Census village code234477

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?

- Dighwara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dighwara (nearest town)7 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?

7 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Danapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hajipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chapra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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?

About 65% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Babhangawan · ■ Dighwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

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

**25%

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

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**60%

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

**10%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****34%**

**60%

Television ****8%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**16%

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 Babhangawan?

■ Babhangawan · ■ Dighwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**905

Working population ****21.3%**

**27.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 37.0% for women. 39% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (12%) · **■** Marginal 61 (15%)

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 Dighwara

- Dudhia2,733 people
- Tilok Chak2,727 people
- Yusufpur2,702 people
- Nizama Chak2,360 people
- Fakuli1,821 people
- Batrauli1,742 people
- Una Chak1,598 people
- Kesarpur1,574 people

[All 46 villages in Dighwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dighwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Babhangawan from Chhapra?40 km by road
- What is the population of Babhangawan?1,921 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babhangawan in?Saran district (Dighwara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Babhangawan?49.8% (Census 2011)