# Bhelahi Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/bhelahi/

Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Bhelahi

Bhelahi is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855114**. The 2011 Census counted **2,084 people in 475 households**, the 10th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 2,084people (2011)
- 475households
- 59.3%literacy
- 855114PIN code

## Bhelahi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhelahi is 855114.** Bhelahi falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855114
- Gram panchayatBhamraili
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225432

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

## How far is Bhelahi from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)16 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)16 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 Bhelahi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bhelahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Bhelahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Bhelahi

Of every 100 households in Bhelahi in 2011, 24 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhelahi · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**98%

Use banking services ****64%**

**26%

Television ****30%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Bhelahi?

■ Bhelahi · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**947

Working population ****32.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 49.4% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (43%) · **■** Other work 79 (12%) · **■** Marginal 211 (32%)

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 Dandkhora

- Borni Gorgawan2,831 people
- Gurpahar2,727 people
- Mahespur2,648 people
- Bijaili2,362 people
- Mohnipipra1,977 people
- Tikaili1,952 people
- Kandharpaili1,917 people
- Mangurjan1,784 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhelahi?855114
- How far is Bhelahi from Katihar?16 km by road
- What is the population of Bhelahi?2,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhelahi in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhelahi?59.3% (Census 2011)