# Bhikha Village, Palasi, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/bhikha/ Village · Palasi, Araria # Bhikha Bhikha is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,528 people in 524 households**, the 31st largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%. - 2,528people (2011) - 524households - 58.7%literacy - 884females per 1,000 males ## Bhikha PIN code and other codes Bhikha falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBhikha - Community development blockPalasi - Census village code222106 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhikha from nearby towns? - Palasi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Araria (district HQ)29 km by road - Araria (nearest town)29 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Bhikha? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria - ○Degree college10+ km · Araria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhikha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bhikha Of every 100 households in Bhikha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhikha · ■ Palasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **0% Toilet within the home ****2%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****14%** **18% Television ****2%** **4% Mobile phone ****41%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **25% Own their home ****95%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Bhikha? ■ Bhikha · ■ Palasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%** **52.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935** **972 Working population ****31.3%** **34.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 44.2% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 144 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 410 (52%) · **■** Household industry 35 (4%) · **■** Other work 106 (13%) · **■** Marginal 97 (12%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Palasi - Karor2,796 people - Karor Deghli2,643 people - Majlispur2,618 people - Bhatauja2,555 people - Sobagmara2,462 people - Denga2,340 people - Dhantola2,263 people - Pakri2,214 people [All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhikha from Araria?29 km by road - What is the population of Bhikha?2,528 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhikha in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhikha?58.7% (Census 2011)