# Bhangha Village, Falka, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Falka, Katihar 

# Bhangha

Bhangha is a village in Falka sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854114**. The 2011 Census counted **10,184 people in 2,205 households**, the 2nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%.

- 10,184people (2011)
- 2,205households
- 46.5%literacy
- 854114PIN code

## Bhangha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhangha is 854114.** Bhangha falls in Falka sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854114
- Gram panchayatBhangha
- Community development blockFalka
- Census village code224302

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

## How far is Bhangha from nearby towns?

- Falka (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)40 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 Bhangha?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Bhangha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Salehpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Bhangha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 283 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Bhangha

Of every 100 households in Bhangha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhangha · ■ Falka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**54%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhangha?

■ Bhangha · ■ Falka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.5%**

**47.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**976

Working population ****42.1%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.0% for men and 36.2% for women. 50% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 774 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,528 (36%) · **■** Household industry 59 (1%) · **■** Other work 225 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,701 (40%)

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 Falka

- Sohtha15,223 people
- Pothia9,718 people
- Salehpur8,851 people
- Morsanda8,519 people
- Pirmokam7,052 people

[All 72 villages in Falka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhangha?854114
- How far is Bhangha from Katihar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bhangha?10,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhangha in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhangha?46.5% (Census 2011)