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

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Village · Palasi, Araria 

# Budhi

Budhi is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,245 people in 267 households**, the 63rd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 1,245people (2011)
- 267households
- 64.7%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Budhi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSohandar
- Community development blockPalasi
- Census village code222058

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

## How far is Budhi from nearby towns?

- Palasi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)32 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)32 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 Budhi?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Budhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kalahi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Budhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Budhi

Of every 100 households in Budhi in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Budhi · ■ Palasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**18%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Budhi?

■ Budhi · ■ Palasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**972

Working population ****25.3%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 45.7% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (45%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 144 (46%)

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

- Barkumba1,489 people
- Hasanpura1,481 people
- Charbana1,309 people
- Baraili1,258 people
- Nakta1,191 people
- Belbari1,168 people
- Harwa1,166 people
- Kathora1,081 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Budhi from Araria?32 km by road
- What is the population of Budhi?1,245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Budhi in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Budhi?64.7% (Census 2011)