# Bhelwa Village, Dobhi, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Dobhi, Gaya 

# Bhelwa

Bhelwa is a village in Dobhi sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,253 people in 188 households**, the 42nd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 1,253people (2011)
- 188households
- 64.6%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Bhelwa PIN code and other codes

Bhelwa falls in Dobhi sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPatti
- Community development blockDobhi
- Census village code256367

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

## How far is Bhelwa from nearby towns?

- Dobhi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)14 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 Bhelwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhelwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Bhelwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Bhelwa

Of every 100 households in Bhelwa in 2011, 3 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhelwa · ■ Dobhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****78%**

**50%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bhelwa?

■ Bhelwa · ■ Dobhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**992

Working population ****33.4%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 56.2% for women. 44% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (7%) · **■** Household industry 16 (4%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 290 (69%)

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 Dobhi

- Chanda1,399 people
- Mahuari1,348 people
- Munrial1,322 people
- Pindara1,278 people
- Garhi Jan1,219 people
- Parri1,218 people
- Dharampur1,210 people
- Bunda Bigha1,207 people

[All 130 villages in Dobhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dobhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhelwa from Gaya?35 km by road
- What is the population of Bhelwa?1,253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhelwa in?Gaya district (Dobhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhelwa?64.6% (Census 2011)