# Banjhia Village, Katkamsandi, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand)

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Village · Katkamsandi, Hazaribagh 

# Banjhia

Banjhia is a village in Katkamsandi sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825334**. The 2011 Census counted **709 people in 118 households**, the 39th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 709people (2011)
- 118households
- 56.6%literacy
- 825334PIN code

## Banjhia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banjhia is 825334.** Banjhia falls in Katkamsandi sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825334
- Gram panchayatShahpur
- Community development blockKatkamsandi
- Census village code368615

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

## How far is Banjhia from nearby towns?

- Katkamsandi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Hazaribagh (district HQ)35 km by road
- Hazaribagh (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 Banjhia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Banjhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Banjhia known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 20% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Banjhia

Of every 100 households in Banjhia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banjhia · ■ Katkamsandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**19%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**87%

Use banking services ****42%**

**63%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****70%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Banjhia?

■ Banjhia · ■ Katkamsandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**961

Working population ****38.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 43.0% for women. 45% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (11%) · **■** Marginal 199 (72%)

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 Katkamsandi

- Lakhnu829 people
- Jhardag810 people
- Ulanj763 people
- Pichri720 people
- Hesa Kudar707 people
- Marigara668 people
- Mayapur619 people
- Donrwa611 people

[All 81 villages in Katkamsandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/katkamsandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banjhia?825334
- How far is Banjhia from Hazaribagh?35 km by road
- What is the population of Banjhia?709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banjhia in?Hazaribagh district (Katkamsandi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Banjhia?56.6% (Census 2011)