# Bhanthi Village, Mahishi, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahishi, Saharsa 

# Bhanthi

Bhanthi is a village in Mahishi sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852216**. The 2011 Census counted **1,220 people in 245 households**, the 48th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%.

- 1,220people (2011)
- 245households
- 43.0%literacy
- 852216PIN code

## Bhanthi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhanthi is 852216.** Bhanthi falls in Mahishi sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852216
- Gram panchayatTelwa West
- Community development blockMahishi
- Census village code226355

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

## How far is Bhanthi from nearby towns?

- Mahishi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)31 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)31 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 Bhanthi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhanthi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Bhanthi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Bhanthi

Of every 100 households in Bhanthi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhanthi · ■ Mahishi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****57%**

**52%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhanthi?

■ Bhanthi · ■ Mahishi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.0%**

**48.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**924

Working population ****47.9%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.0% for men and 32.5% for women. 47% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (27%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 409 (70%)

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 Mahishi

- Rakhti1,318 people
- Amahi1,298 people
- Sonkurthua1,276 people
- Balia1,272 people
- Gangauni1,219 people
- Baghwa1,151 people
- Chatania1,094 people
- Aina Sohagpur1,088 people

[All 81 villages in Mahishi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/mahishi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhanthi?852216
- How far is Bhanthi from Saharsa?31 km by road
- What is the population of Bhanthi?1,220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhanthi in?Saharsa district (Mahishi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhanthi?43.0% (Census 2011)