# Banjhikend Village, Pathna, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Pathna, Sahibganj 

# Banjhikend

Banjhikend is a village in Pathna sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816101**. The 2011 Census counted **487 people in 116 households**, the 60th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.

- 487people (2011)
- 116households
- 49.6%literacy
- 816101PIN code

## Banjhikend PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banjhikend is 816101.** Banjhikend falls in Pathna sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816101
- Gram panchayatBara Dighi
- Community development blockPathna
- Census village code359380

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

## How far is Banjhikend from nearby towns?

- Pathna (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ)50 km by road
- Rajmahal (nearest town)25 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 Banjhikend?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Banjhikend; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Patna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajmahal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Banjhikend known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 76% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Banjhikend

Of every 100 households in Banjhikend in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banjhikend · ■ Pathna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**94%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**4%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****32%**

**28%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**45%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Banjhikend?

■ Banjhikend · ■ Pathna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**47.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1117**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**982

Working population ****55.6%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 40.9% for women. 53% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 90 (33%) · **■** Marginal 132 (49%)

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 Pathna

- Simaldhab527 people
- Solapokhar526 people
- Saraibindha521 people
- Raksabandh497 people
- Borna471 people
- Jhumarbad440 people
- Taljhari421 people
- Keschipri418 people

[All 150 villages in Pathna](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/pathna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banjhikend?816101
- How far is Banjhikend from Sahibganj?50 km by road
- What is the population of Banjhikend?487 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banjhikend in?Sahibganj district (Pathna sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Banjhikend?49.6% (Census 2011)