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Banbhag

बनभाग
Raniganj mandal
Pincode 854334
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Satyanarayan singh
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LGD code
221715
Pincode
854334
Post office
Maryganj
Population
402
Households
83
Literacy rate
36.3%
Sex ratio
933 ♀/1000♂
Workers
186
Census 2011 · in context

How Banbhag compares

By population, Banbhag ranks #83 of 89 villages in Raniganj mandal.

Literacy rate
%
36.3%
−2.9% vs mandal average
Banbhag
36.3%
Raniganj mandal
39.2%
Araria district
42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
+6 vs mandal average
Banbhag
933
Raniganj mandal
927
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
Banbhag
4.8
Raniganj mandal
4.9

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

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Banbhag at a glance

Banbhag is a village of 402 people in 83 households (Census 2011) in Raniganj block, Araria district, Bihar, the 83rd-largest of 89 villages in Raniganj block. Literacy is 36%, 3 points below the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854334, served by Maryganj post office; the LGD village code is 221715. The sarpanch is Satyanarayan singh, and the village votes in Bihariganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Niranjan Kumar Mehta. The population is estimated at 474 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bishanpur

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Banbhag

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
12
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
1
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
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)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
18
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Bishunpur
Total area (ha)
174
Irrigated area (ha)
127
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Banbhag

LGD code
221715
Pincode
854334
Post office
Maryganj
Population (Census 2011)
402
Population (projected 2026)
474
Households
83
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
933
Literacy rate
36.3%
Lok Sabha constituency
Madhepura
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bihariganj
Member of Parliament
Dinesh Chandra Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Niranjan Kumar Mehta
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Satyanarayan singh
Block / Mandal
Raniganj
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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