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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SHEKHA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 221763
- Pincode
- 854334
- Post office
- Maryganj
- Population
- 2,856
- Households
- 548
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Sex ratio
- 968 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,434
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhawani Nagar compares
By population, Bhawani Nagar ranks #48 of 89 villages in Raniganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.2%
+12.0% vs mandal average
- Bhawani Nagar
- 51.2%
- Raniganj mandal
- 39.2%
- Araria district
- 42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
968
+41 vs mandal average
- Bhawani Nagar
- 968
- Raniganj mandal
- 927
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Bhawani Nagar
- 5.2
- Raniganj mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhawani Nagar at a glance
Bhawani Nagar is a village of 2,856 people in 548 households (Census 2011) in Raniganj block, Araria district, Bihar, the 48th-largest of 89 villages in Raniganj block. Literacy is 51%, 12 points above the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854334, served by Maryganj post office; the LGD village code is 221763. The sarpanch is SHEKHA DEVI, and the village votes in Bihariganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Niranjan Kumar Mehta. The population is estimated at 3,367 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhawani Nagar
- 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
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ARARIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 28
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bausi
- Total area (ha)
- 354.2
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 98.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhawani Nagar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhawani Nagar
- LGD code
- 221763
- Pincode
- 854334
- Post office
- Maryganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,856
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,367
- Households
- 548
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 968
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bihariganj
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Niranjan Kumar Mehta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SHEKHA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Raniganj
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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