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Banbhui

बनभुई
Barsoi mandal
Pincode 854317
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Banbhui is a village in Barsoi mandal, Katihar district, Bihar. It has a population of 1,768 across 365 households, with a literacy rate of 30.5%.

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LGD code
224890
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population
1,768
Households
365
Literacy rate
30.5%
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000♂
Workers
506
Distance to district centre
96 km
Distance to mandal centre
50 km
Distance to Patna
283 km
Distance to Kolkata
344 km
Nearest railway station
Dhachna · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Barsoi SDH · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Banbhui compares

By population, Banbhui ranks #66 of 231 villages in Barsoi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
30.5%
−4.5% vs mandal average
Banbhui
30.5%
Barsoi mandal
35.0%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
922
+2 vs mandal average
Banbhui
922
Barsoi mandal
920
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
Banbhui
4.8
Barsoi mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Banbhui at a glance

Banbhui is a village of 1,768 people in 365 households (Census 2011) in Barsoi block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 66th-largest of 231 villages in Barsoi block. Literacy is 31%, 5 points below the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 922 women per 1,000 men. It lies 96 km from the Katihar district centre, 6 km from Nauranga, the nearest town, under 1 km from Dhachna railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 224890. The nearest hospital or health centre is Barsoi SDH, 4 km away. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 2,084 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Baltar

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Banbhui · this village1,76831%
Dhachna · Barsoi4,10733%0.8 km N
Barua · Karandighi1,61347%0.9 km S
Jhari · Karandighi45128%0.9 km S
Haria · Karandighi62729%0.9 km S
Karimganj · Barsoi61923%0.9 km W
Nauranga · Pachrukhi1,88160%5.6 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Banbhui

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
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATIHAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
59
Distance to district HQ (km)
59
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
BALTAR
Total area (ha)
109
Irrigated area (ha)
80
Forest area (ha)
1

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Banbhui

LGD code
224890
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population (Census 2011)
1,768
Population (projected 2026)
2,084
Households
365
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
922
Literacy rate
30.5%
Coordinates
25.64656°N, 87.96455°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Purnia
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vijay Kumar Khemka
Block / Mandal
Barsoi
Getting there

How to reach Banbhui

Mandal centre
Barsoi · ≈ 50 km
≈ 1 h 42 min by car · 2 h 1 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 96 km
≈ 3 h 16 min by car · 3 h 53 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,858 people
Nauranga · ≈ 5.6 km
≈ 12 min by car · 14 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna283 kmcapital
  • Kolkata344 km
  • Delhi1114 km
  • Hyderabad1343 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDhachna<1 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari10 km
  • Hospital / PHCBarsoi SDH4 km
  • ATM / banksbi17 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance21 km
  • CollegeTarangapur Teachers Training College(D.EL.ED)34 km
  • Police stationPolice station41 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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