# Bhima Village, Palasi, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palasi, Araria 

# Bhima

Bhima is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **489 people in 98 households**, the 94th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 489people (2011)
- 98households
- 74.2%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Bhima PIN code and other codes

Bhima falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhikha
- Community development blockPalasi
- Census village code222102

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhima from nearby towns?

- Palasi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)22 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)22 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 Bhima?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bhima; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) 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

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Purandha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Bhima known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Bhima

Of every 100 households in Bhima in 2011, 11 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhima · ■ Palasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****26%**

**18%

Television ****11%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhima?

■ Bhima · ■ Palasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1229**

**972

Working population ****47.4%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 77.4% for women. 55% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (29%) · **■** Other work 29 (12%) · **■** Marginal 120 (52%)

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

- Pandubi526 people
- Bualdanti517 people
- Rangbaha513 people
- Doargawan498 people
- Daua467 people
- Mundmala438 people
- Bhatania373 people
- Dhurgaon359 people

[All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhima from Araria?22 km by road
- What is the population of Bhima?489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhima in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhima?74.2% (Census 2011)