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

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Bengdah

Bengdah is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854315**. The 2011 Census counted **1,278 people in 254 households**, the 84th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 1,278people (2011)
- 254households
- 41.2%literacy
- 854315PIN code

## Bengdah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bengdah is 854315.** Bengdah falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code854315
- Gram panchayatMachhatta
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223798

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

## How far is Bengdah from nearby towns?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)51 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)51 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 Bengdah?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bengdah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Kasba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Bengdah known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include jute rope and sutali. About 49% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Bengdah

Of every 100 households in Bengdah in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bengdah · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**21%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****24%**

**16%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Bengdah?

■ Bengdah · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.2%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**946

Working population ****29.9%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.7% for men and 28.9% for women. 48% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (32%) · **■** Household industry 16 (4%) · **■** Other work 22 (6%) · **■** Marginal 116 (30%)

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

- Mahammadpur1,442 people
- Routi1,442 people
- Bhaturia1,385 people
- Banbhag1,293 people
- Simalbari Bhag Dhanuran1,278 people
- Larhia1,217 people
- Babhan Dobha1,204 people
- Batua1,193 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bengdah?854315
- How far is Bengdah from Purnia?51 km by road
- What is the population of Bengdah?1,278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bengdah in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bengdah?41.2% (Census 2011)