# Bhelai Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Bhelai

Bhelai is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,436 people in 992 households**, the 4th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 5,436people (2011)
- 992households
- 61.1%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Bhelai PIN code and other codes

Bhelai falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhelai
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code240935

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

## How far is Bhelai from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)20 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)20 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 Bhelai?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhelai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Dhoraiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Bhelai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 557 hectares of village land is sown, and 463 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 Bhelai

Of every 100 households in Bhelai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhelai · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****24%**

**32%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhelai?

■ Bhelai · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**943

Working population ****39.5%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 48.3% for women. 52% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 682 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 579 (27%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (3%) · **■** Marginal 808 (38%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Ahiro10,638 people
- Ghasia6,290 people
- Kurma5,490 people
- Pair5,425 people
- Jaipur4,894 people
- Babura4,873 people
- Jotha4,686 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhelai from Banka?20 km by road
- What is the population of Bhelai?5,436 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhelai in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhelai?61.1% (Census 2011)