# Bhekas Village, Bhabua, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Bhabua, Kaimur 

# Bhekas

Bhekas is a village in Bhabua sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,122 people in 356 households**, the 34th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 2,122people (2011)
- 356households
- 71.9%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Bhekas PIN code and other codes

Bhekas falls in Bhabua sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSikri
- Community development blockBhabua
- Census village code250047

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

## How far is Bhekas from nearby towns?

- Bhabua (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)5 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 Bhekas?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhekas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhabhua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Varanasi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhabhua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 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 Bhekas known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown, and 186 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 Bhekas

Of every 100 households in Bhekas in 2011, 38 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhekas · ■ Bhabua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**93%

Use banking services ****62%**

**43%

Television ****26%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**25%

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 Bhekas?

■ Bhekas · ■ Bhabua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**948

Working population ****38.0%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 60.4% for women. 47% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 144 (18%) · **■** Marginal 614 (76%)

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 Bhabua

- Itarhi2,257 people
- Machiawan2,168 people
- Bhadari2,131 people
- Rudarwar Kalan2,124 people
- Mahuwari2,112 people
- Pian2,110 people
- Barkakir2,097 people
- Jamuawan2,025 people

[All 286 villages in Bhabua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/bhabua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhekas from Bhabua?5 km by road
- What is the population of Bhekas?2,122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhekas in?Kaimur district (Bhabua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhekas?71.9% (Census 2011)