# Bhuiganw Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Bhuiganw

Bhuiganw is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,504 people in 496 households**, the 20th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 3,504people (2011)
- 496households
- 54.7%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Bhuiganw PIN code and other codes

Bhuiganw falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSripal Basant
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234409

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

## How far is Bhuiganw from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)25 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)24 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 Bhuiganw?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhuiganw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Basant
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Basant
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Bhuiganw known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 106 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 Bhuiganw

Of every 100 households in Bhuiganw in 2011, 17 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhuiganw · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**62%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****69%**

**57%

Television ****20%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhuiganw?

■ Bhuiganw · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**943

Working population ****22.0%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 40.3% for women. 38% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 76 (10%) · **■** Other work 55 (7%) · **■** Marginal 596 (77%)

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 Garkha

- Maiki3,944 people
- Motirajpur3,626 people
- Filkabad3,605 people
- Raghupur3,602 people
- Pithaghat3,482 people
- Santha3,475 people
- Naraenpur3,318 people
- Mirzapur3,246 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhuiganw from Chhapra?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bhuiganw?3,504 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhuiganw in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhuiganw?54.7% (Census 2011)