Village · Banmankhi, Purnia # Belchand Sukhia Belchand Sukhia is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code 854202. The 2011 Census counted 4,560 people in 785 households, the 26th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 4,560 people (2011) - 785 households - 50.4% literacy - 854202 PIN code ## Belchand Sukhia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Belchand Sukhia is 854202. Belchand Sukhia falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - PIN code 854202 - Gram panchayat Dharhara - Community development block Banmankhi - Census village code 223006 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Belchand Sukhia from nearby towns? - Banmankhi (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Purnia (district HQ) 35 km by road - Banmankhi' (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Belchand Sukhia? 9 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 · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Banmankhi - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Banmankhi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 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 87% of the 439 hectares of village land is sown, and 295 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, 4 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Belchand Sukhia · ■ Banmankhi rural average - Electricity for lighting 4% 7% - Toilet within the home 8% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 90% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 68% 66% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 98% - Use banking services 12% 28% - Television 4% 6% - Mobile phone 48% 35% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 33% 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+) 50.4% 50.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 915 912 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 966 929 - Working population 44.4% 41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.5% for men and 34.7% for women. 49% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 445 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,463 (72%) · ■ Household industry 8 (0%) · ■ Other work 47 (2%) · ■ Marginal 63 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Banmankhi - Masuria 6,851 people - Bahora 6,649 people - Pipra 6,264 people - Harpur Madi 5,780 people - Bishunpurdat 4,208 people - Makhnaha 4,006 people - Majhua Pemraj Milik 3,738 people - Harmurhi 3,480 people All 107 villages in Banmankhi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Belchand Sukhia? 854202 - How far is Belchand Sukhia from Purnia? 35 km by road - What is the population of Belchand Sukhia? 4,560 (Census 2011) - Which district is Belchand Sukhia in? Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Belchand Sukhia? 50.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/belchand-sukhia-223006/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.