# Belgachi Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Belgachi

Belgachi is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,006 people in 211 households**, the 46th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 1,006people (2011)
- 211households
- 54.6%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Belgachi PIN code and other codes

Belgachi falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKehunia
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225419

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

## How far is Belgachi from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)20 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 Belgachi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Belgachi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Belgachi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 78% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Belgachi

Of every 100 households in Belgachi in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belgachi · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**45%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****19%**

**25%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****66%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Belgachi?

■ Belgachi · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**959

Working population ****45.5%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 46.7% for women. 53% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 230 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (44%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 16 (3%)

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 Pranpur

- Jhauwa1,234 people
- Kusiari1,232 people
- Athara1,225 people
- Keotia1,016 people
- Majgawan993 people
- Sonaila951 people
- Maharampur913 people
- Baina878 people

[All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Belgachi from Katihar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Belgachi?1,006 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belgachi in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Belgachi?54.6% (Census 2011)