# Bhaisalotan Village, Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sidhaw/bhaisalotan/ Village · Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran # Bhaisalotan Bhaisalotan is a village in Sidhaw sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **10,703 people in 1,954 households**, the 1st largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.0%. - 10,703people (2011) - 1,954households - 77.8%literacy - 825females per 1,000 males ## Bhaisalotan PIN code and other codes Bhaisalotan falls in Sidhaw sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatValmikanagar - Community development blockSidhaw - Census village code215990 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhaisalotan from nearby towns? - Sidhaw (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)110 km by road - Bagha (nearest town)50 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 Bhaisalotan? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Bhaisalotan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Bhaisalotan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 14% of the 1,832 hectares of village land is sown, and 259 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 Bhaisalotan Of every 100 households in Bhaisalotan in 2011, 84 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bhaisalotan · ■ Sidhaw rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **12% Toilet within the home ****46%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **91% Tap water ****6%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **99% Use banking services ****63%** **34% Television ****56%** **9% Mobile phone ****68%** **45% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **23% Own their home ****68%** **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 Bhaisalotan? ■ Bhaisalotan · ■ Sidhaw rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **52.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****825** **934 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **969 Working population ****34.4%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 67.8% for women. 50% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 400 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 915 (25%) · **■** Household industry 83 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,466 (40%) · **■** Marginal 819 (22%) 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 Sidhaw - Rampurwa8,005 people - Semra6,201 people - Kharhat5,511 people - Matiaria5,342 people [All 175 villages in Sidhaw](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sidhaw/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhaisalotan from Bettiah?110 km by road - What is the population of Bhaisalotan?10,703 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhaisalotan in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sidhaw sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhaisalotan?77.8% (Census 2011)