# Bagahi Bhelwa Village, Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/bagahi-bhelwa/ Village · Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran # Bagahi Bhelwa Bagahi Bhelwa is a village in Ghorasahan sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,308 people in 1,612 households**, the 5th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 9,308people (2011) - 1,612households - 46.9%literacy - 924females per 1,000 males ## Bagahi Bhelwa PIN code and other codes Bagahi Bhelwa falls in Ghorasahan sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBagahi Bhelwa - Community development blockGhorasahan - Census village code217799 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bagahi Bhelwa from nearby towns? - Ghorasahan (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 km by road - Dhaka (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 Bagahi Bhelwa? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Bagahi Bhelwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhaka - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghorasahan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Bagahi Bhelwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 932 hectares of village land is sown, and 315 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 Bagahi Bhelwa Of every 100 households in Bagahi Bhelwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bagahi Bhelwa · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **4% Toilet within the home ****16%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****40%** **34% Television ****9%** **9% Mobile phone ****54%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **16% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bagahi Bhelwa? ■ Bagahi Bhelwa · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.9%** **54.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **895 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934** **944 Working population ****40.5%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.2% for men and 35.8% for women. 48% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 293 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,331 (62%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 260 (7%) · **■** Marginal 866 (23%) 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 Ghorasahan - Ghorasahan urf Kotwa15,993 people - Laukhan13,831 people - Jamunia Kawaia11,253 people - Jharokhar9,816 people - Purnahia9,214 people - Siripur urf Bhagwanpur8,458 people - Kadamwa8,453 people - Khurahia8,190 people [All 28 villages in Ghorasahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bagahi Bhelwa from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Bagahi Bhelwa?9,308 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bagahi Bhelwa in?Purba Champaran district (Ghorasahan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bagahi Bhelwa?46.9% (Census 2011)