# Bhawanipur Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Riga, Sitamarhi 

# Bhawanipur

Bhawanipur is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843327**. The 2011 Census counted **4,937 people in 1,095 households**, the 19th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 4,937people (2011)
- 1,095households
- 41.0%literacy
- 843327PIN code

## Bhawanipur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhawanipur is 843327.** Bhawanipur falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code843327
- Gram panchayatBhagwanpur
- Community development blockRiga
- Census village code219385

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

## How far is Bhawanipur from nearby towns?

- Riga (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)15 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)15 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 Bhawanipur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhawanipur; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Bhawanipur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Bhawanipur

Of every 100 households in Bhawanipur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhawanipur · ■ Riga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****25%**

**35%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhawanipur?

■ Bhawanipur · ■ Riga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.0%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**937

Working population ****27.2%**

**28.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.9% for men and 29.4% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 339 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 677 (50%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 158 (12%) · **■** Marginal 158 (12%)

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 Riga

- Mahesia5,301 people
- Kusumari5,270 people
- Kharsan5,056 people
- Sonar4,956 people
- Anhari Ujiari4,229 people
- Bhorha3,752 people
- Bulakipur3,606 people
- Sankhi3,399 people

[All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhawanipur?843327
- How far is Bhawanipur from Sitamarhi?15 km by road
- What is the population of Bhawanipur?4,937 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhawanipur in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhawanipur?41.0% (Census 2011)