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

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Village · Mahishi, Saharsa 

# Telhar

Telhar is a village in Mahishi sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852216**. The 2011 Census counted **4,880 people in 941 households**, the 13th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%.

- 4,880people (2011)
- 941households
- 62.4%literacy
- 852216PIN code

## Telhar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code852216
- Gram panchayatTelhar
- Community development blockMahishi
- Census village code226335

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

## How far is Telhar from nearby towns?

- Mahishi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)18 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)18 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 Telhar?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Telhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahesari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 Telhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 628 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Telhar

Of every 100 households in Telhar in 2011, 15 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Telhar · ■ Mahishi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****35%**

**22%

Television ****8%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**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 Telhar?

■ Telhar · ■ Mahishi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**48.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**924

Working population ****30.2%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 52.2% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 278 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 523 (35%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 197 (13%) · **■** Marginal 476 (32%)

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

- Aina6,008 people
- Birgaon5,726 people
- Jhara5,682 people
- Garaul4,950 people
- Naharwa4,056 people
- Thanwar3,993 people
- Khairaha3,954 people
- Mahesraho3,941 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Telhar?852216
- How far is Telhar from Saharsa?18 km by road
- What is the population of Telhar?4,880 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Telhar in?Saharsa district (Mahishi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Telhar?62.4% (Census 2011)