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- LGD code
- 225786
- Pincode
- 854117
- Post office
- Rosna
- Population
- 864
- Households
- 149
- Literacy rate
- 32.2%
- Sex ratio
- 920 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 261
- Distance to district centre
- 87 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Patna
- 274 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 339 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhawanipur Bihar · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Salmari · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhawanipur compares
By population, Bhawanipur ranks #39 of 52 villages in Amdabad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
32.2%
−3.3% vs mandal average
Bhawanipur32.2%
Amdabad mandal35.5%
Katihar district41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
920
−8 vs mandal average
Bhawanipur920
Amdabad mandal928
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.6 vs mandal average
Bhawanipur5.8
Amdabad mandal5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhawanipur at a glance
Bhawanipur is a village of 864 people in 149 households (Census 2011) in Amdabad block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 39th-largest of 52 villages in Amdabad block. Literacy is 32%, 3 points below the block average of 36% and the sex ratio is 920 women per 1,000 men. It lies 87 km from the Katihar district centre, 2 km from Kusaha, the nearest town, under 1 km from Bhawanipur Bihar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854117, served by Rosna post office; the LGD village code is 225786. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Salmari, 4 km away. The village votes in Pranpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nisha Singh. The population is estimated at 1,019 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhawanipur Khatti →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhawanipur · this village | 864 | 32% | — |
| Bhagwanpur · Amdabad | 0 | — | 0 km N |
| Basantpur · Amdabad | 0 | — | 0 km N |
| Bhawanipur · Amdabad | 8,181 | 26% | 0 km N |
| Panighatta · Azamnagar | 3,021 | 46% | 0.9 km W |
| Panighatta · Pothia | 1,228 | 56% | 0.9 km W |
| Baida · Amdabad | 3,877 | 39% | 1.3 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhawanipur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SOUTH KARIMULLAHPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 112
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Bhawanipur
- LGD code
- 225786
- Pincode
- 854117
- Post office
- Rosna
- Population (Census 2011)
- 864
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,019
- Households
- 149
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 920
- Literacy rate
- 32.2%
- Coordinates
- 25.59133°N, 87.86793°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Katihar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pranpur
- Member of Parliament
- Tariq Anwar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nisha Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Amdabad
- Nearest railway station
- Sonaili (15.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Bhawanipur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna274 kmcapital
- Kolkata339 km
- Delhi1107 km
- Hyderabad1331 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhawanipur Bihar<1 km
- Bus stopBotolbari21 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Salmari4 km
- ATM / banksbi27 km
- Petrol pumpReliance27 km
- CollegeD S College29 km
- Police stationPolice station31 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 854117
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Other villages named Bhawanipur
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Villages near Bhawanipur
Other villages in Amdabad mandal
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- Lakhanpur
- Durgapur Urf Lachhmipur
- Gobindpur
- Chaukia Paharpur
- Bairia
- Jangli Tal English
- Baida
- Balrampur
- Dilawarpur
- Belgachhi
- Gauripur
- Bhornathi
- Kali Nagar
- Rosnamal
- Kishunpur
- Bathna
- Dumaria
- Dakra English
- Dewa Lachhmipur
- Dilli Diwanganj
- Kebala Milik
- River Block
- Balua Ghatti
- Jamra
- Sakari Galiurf Kala Diara
- Jhula
- Chilhania
- Raghunathpur
- Paranpur
- Singhia
- Gadai Maharajpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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