# Bahgra Village, Daraundha, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Daraundha, Siwan 

# Bahgra

Bahgra is a village in Daraundha sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,292 people in 1,264 households**, the 3rd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 8,292people (2011)
- 1,264households
- 64.7%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Bahgra PIN code and other codes

Bahgra falls in Daraundha sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBalbangara
- Community development blockDaraundha
- Census village code232644

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

## How far is Bahgra from nearby towns?

- Daraundha (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)24 km by road
- Maharajganj (nearest town)2 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 Bahgra?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bahgra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Maharajganj
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Maharajganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Bahgra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 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 Bahgra

Of every 100 households in Bahgra in 2011, 6 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bahgra · ■ Daraundha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****86%**

**78%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**11%

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 Bahgra?

■ Bahgra · ■ Daraundha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**934

Working population ****24.7%**

**25.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 52.8% for women. 42% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 223 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (10%) · **■** Household industry 38 (2%) · **■** Other work 895 (44%) · **■** Marginal 686 (34%)

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 Daraundha

- Bagaura11,242 people
- Jalalpur9,704 people
- Karsaut8,136 people
- Rukundipur8,014 people
- Ramgarha7,171 people
- Kothuasaranpur6,576 people

[All 82 villages in Daraundha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/daraundha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bahgra from Siwan?24 km by road
- What is the population of Bahgra?8,292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahgra in?Siwan district (Daraundha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bahgra?64.7% (Census 2011)
