# Banchar Village, Patepur, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/patepur/banchar/ Village · Patepur, Vaishali # Banchar Banchar is a village in Patepur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar, PIN code **843110**. The 2011 Census counted **1,197 people in 241 households**, the 101st largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 1,197people (2011) - 241households - 70.0%literacy - 843110PIN code ## Banchar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Banchar is 843110.** Banchar falls in Patepur sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - PIN code843110 - Gram panchayatAzizpur Chandi, Marai - Community development blockPatepur - Census village code235219 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banchar from nearby towns? - Patepur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)20 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)20 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 Banchar? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Banchar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Samstipur - ○Degree college10+ km · Samstipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patepur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ 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 Banchar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Banchar Of every 100 households in Banchar in 2011, 18 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Banchar · ■ Patepur rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **3% Toilet within the home ****35%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **96% Use banking services ****40%** **49% Television ****10%** **9% Mobile phone ****47%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **19% 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 Banchar? ■ Banchar · ■ Patepur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882** **937 Working population ****38.5%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 59.1% for women. 54% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 136 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (19%) · **■** Other work 120 (26%) · **■** Marginal 118 (26%) 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 Patepur - Chak Bahora Urf Sherpur Bahora1,252 people - Rasulpur1,252 people - Mohamadpur Jumman1,215 people - Saidpura1,203 people - Bishunpur Kuahi Urf Bahlempur1,163 people - Ammna Mori1,066 people - Bishunpur Katesar1,000 people - Sultanpur Chak Harihar934 people [All 143 villages in Patepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/patepur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banchar?843110 - How far is Banchar from Hajipur?20 km by road - What is the population of Banchar?1,197 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banchar in?Vaishali district (Patepur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Banchar?70.0% (Census 2011)