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

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Bhalgaur

Bhalgaur is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,294 people in 247 households**, the 39th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 1,294people (2011)
- 247households
- 65.5%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Bhalgaur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKebala
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225396

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

## How far is Bhalgaur from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)23 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)23 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 Bhalgaur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 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
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Bhalgaur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 74% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Bhalgaur

Of every 100 households in Bhalgaur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhalgaur · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**45%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**25%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****59%**

**40%

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 Bhalgaur?

■ Bhalgaur · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**959

Working population ****43.0%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 56.4% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (14%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 212 (38%) · **■** Marginal 157 (28%)

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

- Kebala Milik1,365 people
- Mahadeopur1,362 people
- Madansahi1,326 people
- Kamipur1,308 people
- Panki1,287 people
- Maniknagar1,250 people
- Jhauwa1,234 people
- Kusiari1,232 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhalgaur from Katihar?23 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalgaur?1,294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalgaur in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalgaur?65.5% (Census 2011)