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- LGD code
- 224598
- Pincode
- 855105
- Post office
- Durgaganj
- Population
- 2,919
- Households
- 592
- Literacy rate
- 40.2%
- Sex ratio
- 938 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,081
Census 2011 · in context
How Babhangaon compares
By population, Babhangaon ranks #32 of 264 villages in Kadwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
40.2%
−0.1% vs mandal average
Babhangaon40.2%
Kadwa mandal40.3%
Katihar district41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
938
+16 vs mandal average
Babhangaon938
Kadwa mandal922
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.1 vs mandal average
Babhangaon4.9
Kadwa mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Babhangaon at a glance
Babhangaon is a village of 2,919 people in 592 households (Census 2011) in Kadwa block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 32nd-largest of 264 villages in Kadwa block. Literacy is 40%, about the same as the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 938 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 855105, served by Durgaganj post office; the LGD village code is 224598. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 3,442 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Babhangaon
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHOUNI
- Total area (ha)
- 471
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 180
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Babhangaon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Babhangaon
- LGD code
- 224598
- Pincode
- 855105
- Post office
- Durgaganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,919
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,442
- Households
- 592
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 938
- Literacy rate
- 40.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Kadwa
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- 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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