# Ganeshpur Babhangawan Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/ganeshpur-babhangawan/ Village · Riga, Sitamarhi # Ganeshpur Babhangawan Ganeshpur Babhangawan is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843327**. The 2011 Census counted **8,988 people in 2,104 households**, the 5th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 8,988people (2011) - 2,104households - 63.5%literacy - 843327PIN code ## Ganeshpur Babhangawan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ganeshpur Babhangawan is 843327.** Ganeshpur Babhangawan falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843327 - Gram panchayatGaneshpur Babhangama - Community development blockRiga - Census village code219360 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ganeshpur Babhangawan from nearby towns? - Riga (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)11 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)11 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 Ganeshpur Babhangawan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ganeshpur Babhangawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Ganeshpur Babhangawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 418 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Ganeshpur Babhangawan Of every 100 households in Ganeshpur Babhangawan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ganeshpur Babhangawan · ■ Riga rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **7% Toilet within the home ****22%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****41%** **35% Television ****9%** **8% Mobile phone ****50%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **28% 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 Ganeshpur Babhangawan? ■ Ganeshpur Babhangawan · ■ Riga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005** **937 Working population ****30.9%** **28.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.6% for men and 51.9% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 245 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 848 (30%) · **■** Household industry 60 (2%) · **■** Other work 661 (24%) · **■** Marginal 967 (35%) 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 - Riga27,518 people - Sirauli20,193 people - Rewasi Maksudpur12,104 people - Bhagwanpur Piprarhi10,226 people - Pakri7,516 people - Bhabdepur7,504 people - Panchhaur6,442 people - Posua Patania6,387 people [All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ganeshpur Babhangawan?843327 - How far is Ganeshpur Babhangawan from Sitamarhi?11 km by road - What is the population of Ganeshpur Babhangawan?8,988 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ganeshpur Babhangawan in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ganeshpur Babhangawan?63.5% (Census 2011)