# Babhanganwan Village, Sonepur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonepur, Saran 

# Babhanganwan

Babhanganwan is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,028 people in 164 households**, the 58th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,028people (2011)
- 164households
- 85.1%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Babhanganwan PIN code and other codes

Babhanganwan falls in Sonepur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHasilpur
- Community development blockSonepur
- Census village code234479

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

## How far is Babhanganwan from nearby towns?

- Sonepur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)34 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 Babhanganwan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Danapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hajipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Babhanganwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 52 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Babhanganwan

Of every 100 households in Babhanganwan in 2011, 85 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Babhanganwan · ■ Sonepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**74%

Tap water ****15%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**88%

Use banking services ****67%**

**57%

Television ****43%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**19%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Babhanganwan?

■ Babhanganwan · ■ Sonepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**905

Working population ****36.9%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 80.0% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (6%) · **■** Household industry 16 (4%) · **■** Other work 56 (15%) · **■** Marginal 150 (40%)

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 Sonepur

- Bariar Chak1,250 people
- Semara1,227 people
- Rajapur1,073 people
- Nawada1,059 people
- Sultanpur958 people
- Makhdumpur743 people
- Chak Daria Sultanpur669 people
- Milki621 people

[All 98 villages in Sonepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Babhanganwan from Chhapra?34 km by road
- What is the population of Babhanganwan?1,028 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babhanganwan in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Babhanganwan?85.1% (Census 2011)