# Bhelagachhi Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Bhelagachhi

Bhelagachhi is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **393 people in 93 households**, the 123rd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 393people (2011)
- 93households
- 77.0%literacy
- 855117PIN code

## Bhelagachhi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhelagachhi is 855117.** Bhelagachhi falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855117
- Gram panchayatFala
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222516

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

## How far is Bhelagachhi from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)50 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)15 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 Bhelagachhi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Bhelagachhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Bhelagachhi

Of every 100 households in Bhelagachhi in 2011, 10 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Bhelagachhi · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**20%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****6%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****10%**

**20%

Television ****32%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bhelagachhi?

■ Bhelagachhi · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****803**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**958

Working population ****45.0%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 68.5% for women. 56% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (31%) · **■** Household industry 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 49 (28%) · **■** Marginal 14 (8%)

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 Pothia

- Jhokha Dangi458 people
- Kalakachu443 people
- Jagir Gachh432 people
- Jogi Gachh409 people
- Mangur Jon371 people
- Bagalbari Milik368 people
- Naunaddi366 people
- Choragaddi299 people

[All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhelagachhi?855117
- How far is Bhelagachhi from Kishanganj?50 km by road
- What is the population of Bhelagachhi?393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhelagachhi in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhelagachhi?77.0% (Census 2011)