# Belgachhi Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Belgachhi

Belgachhi is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,936 people in 1,265 households**, the 2nd largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 5,936people (2011)
- 1,265households
- 36.0%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Belgachhi PIN code and other codes

Belgachhi falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBelgachhi
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224232

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

## How far is Belgachhi from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)23 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)23 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 Belgachhi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Belgachhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Baisi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 3 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 Belgachhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 493 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Belgachhi

Of every 100 households in Belgachhi in 2011, 12 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Belgachhi · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**21%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**35%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Belgachhi?

■ Belgachhi · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.0%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**975

Working population ****30.5%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.0% for men and 28.7% for women. 45% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 202 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 708 (39%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (4%) · **■** Marginal 808 (45%)

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 Dagarua

- Dagarua8,008 people
- Dagarua5,918 people
- Kanharia5,898 people
- Dubaili5,308 people
- Gandbas5,207 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Belgachhi from Purnia?23 km by road
- What is the population of Belgachhi?5,936 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belgachhi in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Belgachhi?36.0% (Census 2011)