# Bancholha Village, Ghailarh, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghailarh, Madhepura 

# Bancholha

Bancholha is a village in Ghailarh sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,883 people in 365 households**, the 12th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.5%.

- 1,883people (2011)
- 365households
- 43.7%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Bancholha PIN code and other codes

Bancholha falls in Ghailarh sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJhitkiya
- Community development blockGhailarh
- Census village code225850

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

## How far is Bancholha from nearby towns?

- Ghailarh (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)20 km by road
- Madhepura (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 Bancholha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jibatpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Bancholha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Bancholha

Of every 100 households in Bancholha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bancholha · ■ Ghailarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

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

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****49%**

**35%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bancholha?

■ Bancholha · ■ Ghailarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.7%**

**48.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858**

**946

Working population ****38.7%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.2% for men and 29.8% for women. 49% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 258 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 365 (50%) · **■** Household industry 23 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 72 (10%)

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 Ghailarh

- Got Bardaha5,087 people
- Basdewa4,872 people
- Bardaha4,430 people
- Arraha4,427 people
- Pathraha1,875 people
- Pathraha1,391 people
- Piprahi Chakla746 people

[All 16 villages in Ghailarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/ghailarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bancholha from Madhepura?20 km by road
- What is the population of Bancholha?1,883 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bancholha in?Madhepura district (Ghailarh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bancholha?43.7% (Census 2011)