# Belaganj Village, Barhara, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhara, Purnia 

# Belaganj

Belaganj is a village in Barhara sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **307 people in 66 households**, the 49th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 307people (2011)
- 66households
- 56.4%literacy
- 806females per 1,000 males

## Belaganj PIN code and other codes

Belaganj falls in Barhara sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMatihani
- Community development blockBarhara
- Census village code223140

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

## How far is Belaganj from nearby towns?

- Barhara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)45 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)45 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 Belaganj?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Belaganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 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 Belaganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 18 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Belaganj

Of every 100 households in Belaganj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belaganj · ■ Barhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**61%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****31%**

**28%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Belaganj?

■ Belaganj · ■ Barhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****806**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**954

Working population ****29.3%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 45.4% for women. 50% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (32%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 14 (16%)

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 Barhara

- Maikhand Milik496 people
- Gararia469 people
- Nipania Milik466 people
- Bithaili Doba Jagir464 people
- Bairbana152 people
- Gauripur Arazi107 people
- Borhi99 people
- Auraha Chakla1 people

[All 62 villages in Barhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/barhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Belaganj from Purnia?45 km by road
- What is the population of Belaganj?307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belaganj in?Purnia district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Belaganj?56.4% (Census 2011)