# Belgachhi Village, Amdabad, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Amdabad, Katihar 

# Belgachhi

Belgachhi is a village in Amdabad sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,968 people in 563 households**, the 15th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.3%.

- 2,968people (2011)
- 563households
- 50.0%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Belgachhi PIN code and other codes

Belgachhi falls in Amdabad sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLakhanpur
- Community development blockAmdabad
- Census village code225762

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

## How far is Belgachhi from nearby towns?

- Amdabad (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)38 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)38 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 Belgachhi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Belgachhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Belgachhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Belgachhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 609 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Belgachhi

Of every 100 households in Belgachhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belgachhi · ■ Amdabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****29%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****40%**

**31%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**34%

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 Belgachhi?

■ Belgachhi · ■ Amdabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**45.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**941

Working population ****32.3%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.6% for men and 42.3% for women. 47% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 218 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (18%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 564 (59%)

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 Amdabad

- Jangli Tal English3,973 people
- Baida3,877 people
- Balrampur3,609 people
- Dilawarpur3,355 people
- Gauripur2,956 people
- Bhornathi2,758 people
- Kali Nagar2,666 people
- Rosnamal2,286 people

[All 51 villages in Amdabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/amdabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Belgachhi from Katihar?38 km by road
- What is the population of Belgachhi?2,968 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belgachhi in?Katihar district (Amdabad sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Belgachhi?50.0% (Census 2011)