# Belgachhi Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/belgachhi/ Village · Amour, Purnia # Belgachhi Belgachhi is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,253 people in 465 households**, the 51st largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%. - 2,253people (2011) - 465households - 56.9%literacy - 890females per 1,000 males ## Belgachhi PIN code and other codes Belgachhi falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatNitandar - Community development blockAmour - Census village code223718 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Belgachhi from nearby towns? - Amour (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)40 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)40 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 Belgachhi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Belgachhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Purnia East - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)7 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 Belgachhi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include jute rope and sutali. About 83% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Belgachhi Of every 100 households in Belgachhi in 2011, 2 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Belgachhi · ■ Amour rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **3% Toilet within the home ****15%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****23%** **16% Television ****4%** **2% Mobile phone ****23%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **0% None of these assets ****46%** **41% Own their home ****100%** **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 Belgachhi? ■ Belgachhi · ■ Amour rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%** **45.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **946 Working population ****47.9%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.9% for men and 48.8% for women. 51% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 64 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (30%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (5%) · **■** Marginal 624 (58%) 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 Amour - Ramnagar2,421 people - Bishunpur2,349 people - Palsa2,291 people - Simalia2,285 people - Gangaili2,199 people - Kharhia2,183 people - Bangaon2,135 people - Singhia2,127 people [All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Belgachhi from Purnia?40 km by road - What is the population of Belgachhi?2,253 (Census 2011) - Which district is Belgachhi in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Belgachhi?56.9% (Census 2011)