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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Bamhangawan is a village in Azamnagar mandal, Katihar district, Bihar. It has a population of 544 across 119 households with a literacy rate of 33.6%. The village is located at coordinates 25.466°N, 87.801°E.
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- LGD code
- 225262
- Pincode
- 854116
- Post office
- Mahadevpur (Katihar)
- Population
- 544
- Households
- 119
- Literacy rate
- 33.6%
- Sex ratio
- 909 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 243
- Distance to district centre
- 83 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 28 km
- Distance to Patna
- 268 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 327 km
- Nearest railway station
- Babhabgaon Halt · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Harishchandrapur Rural Hospital · 10 km
जनगणना 2011 · तुलना में
Bamhangawan की तुलना
By population, Bamhangawan ranks #151 of 234 villages in Azamnagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
33.6%
−4.6% vs mandal average
- Bamhangawan
- 33.6%
- Azamnagar mandal
- 38.2%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
909
−11 vs mandal average
- Bamhangawan
- 909
- Azamnagar mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
4.6
Same as the mandal average
- Bamhangawan
- 4.6
- Azamnagar mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bamhangawan एक नज़र में
Bamhangawan Bihar के कटिहार जिले के आजमनगर ब्लॉक में 544 लोगों 119 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो आजमनगर ब्लॉक के 234 गांवों में 151वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 34% है, जो ब्लॉक औसत 38% से 5 अंक कम है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 909 महिलाएं। यह कटिहार जिला मुख्यालय से 83 किमी, निकटतम कस्बे Uttar Harishchandrapur से 9 किमी, Babhabgaon Halt रेलवे स्टेशन से 2 किमी स्थित है (सीधी रेखा दूरी)। पिनकोड 854116 है, Mahadevpur (Katihar) डाकघर द्वारा सेवित; एलजीडी गांव कोड 225262 है। निकटतम अस्पताल या स्वास्थ्य केंद्र Harishchandrapur Rural Hospital है, 10 किमी दूर। गांव Katihar विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, विधायक Tarkishore Prasad हैं। 2026 में अनुमानित जनसंख्या 641 है, 2011 जनगणना से 18% अधिक।
ग्राम पंचायत: Jokar →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bamhangawan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- JOKAR
- Total area (ha)
- 55.34
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 24.06
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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मुख्य तथ्य — Bamhangawan
- LGD code
- 225262
- Pincode
- 854116
- Post office
- Mahadevpur (Katihar)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 544
- Population (projected 2026)
- 641
- Households
- 119
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 909
- Literacy rate
- 33.6%
- Coordinates
- 25.46593°N, 87.80123°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Katihar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Katihar
- Member of Parliament
- Tariq Anwar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Tarkishore Prasad
- Block / Mandal
- Azamnagar
पहुंचने का रास्ता
Bamhangawan कैसे पहुंचें
Nearest town · 15,443 people
Uttar Harishchandrapur · ≈ 9.5 km
≈ 19 min by car · 23 min by bike
Directionsशहरों से दूरी · सीधी रेखा
- Patna268 kmcapital
- Kolkata327 km
- Delhi1105 km
- Hyderabad1317 km
प्रकार अनुसार निकटतम · क्षेत्र में कहीं भी
- Railway stationBabhabgaon Halt2 km
- Bus stopMaiharpur19 km
- Hospital / PHCHarishchandrapur Rural Hospital10 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India24 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Petrol Pump26 km
- CollegeD S College23 km
- Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)25 km
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Bamhangawan के पास के गांव
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
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