# Helha Village, Paliganj, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Paliganj, Patna 

# Helha

Helha is a village in Paliganj sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **985 people in 163 households**, the 89th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 985people (2011)
- 163households
- 65.3%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Helha PIN code and other codes

Helha falls in Paliganj sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDahiya
- Community development blockPaliganj
- Census village code245814

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

## How far is Helha from nearby towns?

- Paliganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)65 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)19 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 Helha?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Helha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Rupapur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Helha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 55% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Helha

Of every 100 households in Helha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Helha · ■ Paliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**66%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**92%

Use banking services ****27%**

**52%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**25%

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 Helha?

■ Helha · ■ Paliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**943

Working population ****25.8%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 48.5% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (7%) · **■** Marginal 82 (32%)

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 Paliganj

- Kudihra1,042 people
- Baruna1,017 people
- Ajda1,010 people
- Amarpura988 people
- Chauri917 people
- Hadi Nagar913 people
- Nijhra912 people
- Bahadurpur905 people

[All 117 villages in Paliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/paliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Helha from Patna?65 km by road
- What is the population of Helha?985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Helha in?Patna district (Paliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Helha?65.3% (Census 2011)