# Belka Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Belka

Belka is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,501 people in 947 households**, the 12th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 4,501people (2011)
- 947households
- 34.9%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Belka PIN code and other codes

Belka falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDolmalpur
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223749

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

## How far is Belka from nearby towns?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)56 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)56 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 Belka?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Belka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school10+ km · Baisa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Belka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include jute rope and sutali. About 73% of the 328 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Belka

Of every 100 households in Belka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belka · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****7%**

**16%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Belka?

■ Belka · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.9%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**946

Working population ****23.9%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.1% for men and 27.5% for women. 39% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (2%) · **■** Marginal 886 (82%)

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

- Geandobh5,588 people
- Dolmalpur4,939 people
- Adhang4,863 people
- Baraili4,667 people
- Rathour4,480 people
- Dahuabari4,354 people
- Rangamati4,195 people
- Mahingaon4,058 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Belka from Purnia?56 km by road
- What is the population of Belka?4,501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belka in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Belka?34.9% (Census 2011)