# Bhikhaban Village, Daraundha, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/daraundha/bhikhaban/ Village · Daraundha, Siwan # Bhikhaban Bhikhaban is a village in Daraundha sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841244**. The 2011 Census counted **4,635 people in 717 households**, the 9th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 4,635people (2011) - 717households - 61.0%literacy - 841244PIN code ## Bhikhaban PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhikhaban is 841244.** Bhikhaban falls in Daraundha sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - PIN code841244 - Gram panchayatRamgadha - Community development blockDaraundha - Census village code232652 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhikhaban from nearby towns? - Daraundha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)25 km by road - Maharajganj (nearest town)8 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 Bhikhaban? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikhaban; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maharajganj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maharajganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhaura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Bhikhaban known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Bhikhaban Of every 100 households in Bhikhaban in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhikhaban · ■ Daraundha rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **10% Toilet within the home ****9%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **83% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****78%** **78% Television ****9%** **14% Mobile phone ****68%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **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 Bhikhaban? ■ Bhikhaban · ■ Daraundha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **934 Working population ****29.0%** **25.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.4% for men and 49.4% for women. 43% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 117 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (5%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 174 (13%) · **■** Marginal 950 (71%) 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 - Rukundipur8,014 people - Ramgarha7,171 people - Kothuasaranpur6,576 people - Pakwalia4,961 people - Harsar3,842 people - Rasulpur3,618 people - Siwan Bigrah3,537 people - Ramsapur3,511 people [All 82 villages in Daraundha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/daraundha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhikhaban?841244 - How far is Bhikhaban from Siwan?25 km by road - What is the population of Bhikhaban?4,635 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhikhaban in?Siwan district (Daraundha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhikhaban?61.0% (Census 2011)