Village · Banmankhi, Purnia
# Belchand Sukhia

Belchand Sukhia is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code 854102. The 2011 Census counted 10,627 people in 2,023 households, the 11th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%.
- 10,627 people (2011)
- 2,023 households
- 44.8% literacy
- 854102 PIN code

## Belchand Sukhia PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Belchand Sukhia is 854102. Belchand Sukhia falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.
- PIN code 854102
- Gram panchayat Mohania Chakla
- Community development block Banmankhi
- Census village code 223005

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Belchand Sukhia from nearby towns?
- Banmankhi (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ) 42 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town) 9 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Belchand Sukhia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Belchand Sukhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Banmankhi
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Banmankhi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Belchand Sukhia known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 70% of the 671 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Belchand Sukhia

Of every 100 households in Belchand Sukhia in 2011, 8 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belchand Sukhia · ■ Banmankhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 8% 7%
- Toilet within the home 5% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 90%
- Tap water 4% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 60% 66%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 36% 28%
- Television 5% 6%
- Mobile phone 46% 35%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 37%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Belchand Sukhia?

■ Belchand Sukhia · ■ Banmankhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 44.8% 50.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 897 912
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 958 929
- Working population 42.9% 41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.5% for men and 33.8% for women. 50% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1,213 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 2,298 (50%) · ■ Household industry 47 (1%) · ■ Other work 345 (8%) · ■ Marginal 654 (14%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Banmankhi
- Jankinagar 11,781 people
- Jianganj 11,545 people
- Sahoria Subhai 11,260 people
- Burhia Dhanghatta 10,720 people
- Madhuban 9,769 people
- Kazi Hirdenagar 9,207 people
- Akhtiarpur 8,282 people
- Dharhara 7,781 people

All 107 villages in Banmankhi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Belchand Sukhia? 854102
- How far is Belchand Sukhia from Purnia? 42 km by road
- What is the population of Belchand Sukhia? 10,627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belchand Sukhia in? Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Belchand Sukhia? 44.8% (Census 2011)

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