# Nohsa Village, Ben, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# Nohsa

Nohsa is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,135 people in 690 households**, the 7th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 4,135people (2011)
- 690households
- 67.8%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Nohsa PIN code and other codes

Nohsa falls in Ben sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNohsa
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code245005

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

## How far is Nohsa from nearby towns?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)28 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)28 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 Nohsa?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Nohsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 7 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 Nohsa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 688 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Nohsa

Of every 100 households in Nohsa in 2011, 12 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nohsa · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**8%

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

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**38%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**44%

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 Nohsa?

■ Nohsa · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**946

Working population ****35.6%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 56.9% for women. 48% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 587 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 337 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 104 (7%) · **■** Marginal 445 (30%)

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 Ben

- At5,605 people
- Eksara4,965 people
- Khaira4,709 people
- Arawan4,622 people
- Akauna3,393 people
- Makhdumpur3,369 people
- Mari3,307 people
- Karjara2,911 people

[All 32 villages in Ben](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ben/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nohsa from Biharsharif?28 km by road
- What is the population of Nohsa?4,135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nohsa in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nohsa?67.8% (Census 2011)