# Banjpur Village, Mahagama, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahagama, Godda 

# Banjpur

Banjpur is a village in Mahagama sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **4,328 people in 725 households**, the 4th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 4,328people (2011)
- 725households
- 51.4%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Banjpur PIN code and other codes

Banjpur falls in Mahagama sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatGhat Gamharia
- Community development blockMahagama
- Census village code356550

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

## How far is Banjpur from nearby towns?

- Godda (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Godda (district HQ)35 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)35 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 Banjpur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Banjpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km

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 Banjpur known for?

About 85% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Banjpur

Of every 100 households in Banjpur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banjpur · ■ Mahagama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**67%

Use banking services ****10%**

**37%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Banjpur?

■ Banjpur · ■ Mahagama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**967

Working population ****39.0%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.7% for men and 38.4% for women. 47% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 299 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (23%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 170 (10%) · **■** Marginal 815 (48%)

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 Mahagama

- Parsa6,101 people
- Dighi5,885 people
- Nayanagar4,434 people
- Logain4,199 people
- Hanwara4,128 people
- Koila3,853 people
- Kadhara Mal3,369 people

[All 363 villages in Mahagama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/mahagama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Banjpur from Godda?35 km by road
- What is the population of Banjpur?4,328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banjpur in?Godda district (Mahagama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Banjpur?51.4% (Census 2011)