Village · Saraiyahat, Dumka
# Bhagan

Bhagan is a village in Saraiyahat sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814151. The 2011 Census counted 275 people in 53 households, the 186th largest of 285 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.7%.
- 275 people (2011)
- 53 households
- 38.2% literacy
- 814151 PIN code

## Bhagan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bhagan is 814151. Bhagan falls in Saraiyahat sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814151
- Community development block Saraiyahat
- Census village code 369457

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bhagan from nearby towns?
- Dumka (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bhagan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bhagan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Ghagipur
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Hansdiha
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhagan known for?

The main crops are rice. About 66% of the 52 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bhagan

Of every 100 households in Bhagan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhagan · ■ Saraiyahat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 36%
- Toilet within the home 0% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 14% 58%
- Television 2% 10%
- Mobile phone 25% 35%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 23% 24%
- Own their home 98% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhagan?

■ Bhagan · ■ Saraiyahat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 38.2% 58.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1099 941
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 852 943
- Working population 57.1% 48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 28.1% for women. 52% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 156 (99%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Saraiyahat
- Naudiha 281 people
- Jamua 279 people
- Jabijor 278 people
- Ranga Asna 278 people
- Kanijor 274 people
- Gajipur 262 people
- Khutahari 262 people
- Makunda 262 people

All 352 villages in Saraiyahat

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bhagan? 814151
- How far is Bhagan from Dumka? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Bhagan? 275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagan in? Dumka district (Saraiyahat sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagan? 38.2% (Census 2011)

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