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Bhagwatchak

भगवतचक
Shambhuganj mandal
Pincode 813207
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Bhagwatchak observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Khagaria
PC 25
→VS
Simri Bakhtiarpur
AC 076
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANAR DEVI
Contact: 97****5489
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LGD code
240503
Pincode
813207
Post office
Khesar
Population
999
Households
198
Literacy rate
54%
Sex ratio
910 ♀/1000♂
Workers
281
Census 2011 · in context

How Bhagwatchak compares

By population, Bhagwatchak ranks #71 of 186 villages in Shambhuganj mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.0%
+0.8% vs mandal average
Bhagwatchak54.0%
Shambhuganj mandal53.2%
Banka district47.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
910
+26 vs mandal average
Bhagwatchak910
Shambhuganj mandal884
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
Bhagwatchak5.0
Shambhuganj mandal5.3

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

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Bhagwatchak at a glance

Bhagwatchak is a village of 999 people in 198 households (Census 2011) in Shambhuganj block, Banka district, Bihar, the 71st-largest of 186 villages in Shambhuganj block. Literacy is 54%, about the same as the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 910 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 813207, served by Khesar post office; the LGD village code is 240503. The sarpanch is ANAR DEVI, and the village votes in Simri Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 1,178 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Bhagwatchak · this village99954%—
Naraun · Shambhuganj2,05952%—
Karanja · Shambhuganj1,67154%—
Barautha · Shambhuganj1,64956%—
Maldih · Shambhuganj1,52362%—
Karharia · Shambhuganj1,15859%—
Korharia Arazi · Shambhuganj11971%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhagwatchak

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
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BANKA
Distance to nearest town (km)
40
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
MALDIH
Total area (ha)
80
Irrigated area (ha)
53
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Bhagwatchak

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Bhagwatchak

LGD code
240503
Pincode
813207
Post office
Khesar
Population (Census 2011)
999
Population (projected 2026)
1,178
Households
198
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
910
Literacy rate
54.0%
Lok Sabha constituency
Khagaria
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Simri Bakhtiarpur
Member of Parliament
Rajesh Verma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sanjay Kumar Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ANAR DEVI
Block / Mandal
Shambhuganj
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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, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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