# Bancholha Village, Saur Bazar, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/saur-bazar/bancholha/ Village · Saur Bazar, Saharsa # Bancholha Bancholha is a village in Saur Bazar sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,549 people in 317 households**, the 35th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 1,549people (2011) - 317households - 74.9%literacy - 852221PIN code ## Bancholha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bancholha is 852221.** Bancholha falls in Saur Bazar sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code852221 - Gram panchayatKhajuri - Community development blockSaur Bazar - Census village code226456 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bancholha from nearby towns? - Saur Bazar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)10 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town)10 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 Bancholha? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bancholha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saharsa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Bancholha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Bancholha Of every 100 households in Bancholha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bancholha · ■ Saur Bazar rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **5% Toilet within the home ****7%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****30%** **38% Television ****0%** **3% Mobile phone ****57%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **37% Own their home ****100%** **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 Bancholha? ■ Bancholha · ■ Saur Bazar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%** **54.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808** **950 Working population ****32.1%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 60.4% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 132 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (31%) · **■** Other work 53 (11%) · **■** Marginal 160 (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 Saur Bazar - Ajgaiba1,885 people - Bhada1,725 people - Kabela1,666 people - Kabela Chak1,594 people - Barsamkhopatti1,520 people - Garhia1,487 people - Bhawanipur1,441 people - Hanuman Nagar Chakla1,415 people [All 56 villages in Saur Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/saur-bazar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bancholha?852221 - How far is Bancholha from Saharsa?10 km by road - What is the population of Bancholha?1,549 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bancholha in?Saharsa district (Saur Bazar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bancholha?74.9% (Census 2011)