# Belahiya Village, Ramgarhwa, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ramgarhwa/belahiya/ Village · Ramgarhwa, Purba Champaran # Belahiya Belahiya is a village in Ramgarhwa sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,642 people in 486 households**, the 22nd largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%. - 2,642people (2011) - 486households - 51.7%literacy - 923females per 1,000 males ## Belahiya PIN code and other codes Belahiya falls in Ramgarhwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRaghunath Pur - Community development blockRamgarhwa - Census village code217613 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Belahiya from nearby towns? - Ramgarhwa (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)45 km by road - Raxaul (nearest town)7 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 Belahiya? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Belahiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Belahiya known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Belahiya Of every 100 households in Belahiya in 2011, 7 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Belahiya · ■ Ramgarhwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **10% Toilet within the home ****7%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **96% Use banking services ****33%** **28% Television ****3%** **11% Mobile phone ****50%** **48% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **24% Own their home ****99%** **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 Belahiya? ■ Belahiya · ■ Ramgarhwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%** **55.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004** **939 Working population ****37.9%** **37.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.0% for men and 39.1% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 160 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (14%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 656 (66%) 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 Ramgarhwa - Shiwa Nagar3,046 people - Bheriharwa2,961 people - Inarwa2,836 people - Kharkatwa2,676 people - Bandhu Barwa2,599 people - Basti Semra2,532 people - Dumri2,092 people - Unchibhatiya1,891 people [All 44 villages in Ramgarhwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ramgarhwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Belahiya from Motihari?45 km by road - What is the population of Belahiya?2,642 (Census 2011) - Which district is Belahiya in?Purba Champaran district (Ramgarhwa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Belahiya?51.7% (Census 2011)