# Bhodsa Village, Ekma, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ekma, Saran 

# Bhodsa

Bhodsa is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,941 people in 418 households**, the 19th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 2,941people (2011)
- 418households
- 68.0%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Bhodsa PIN code and other codes

Bhodsa falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPachuaa
- Community development blockEkma
- Census village code233310

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

## How far is Bhodsa from nearby towns?

- Ekma (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)45 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)35 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 Bhodsa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Parsa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ekma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Bhodsa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Bhodsa

Of every 100 households in Bhodsa in 2011, 18 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhodsa · ■ Ekma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**68%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****58%**

**68%

Television ****12%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**15%

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 Bhodsa?

■ Bhodsa · ■ Ekma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**925

Working population ****19.0%**

**23.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 51.2% for women. 27% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (4%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (6%) · **■** Marginal 482 (86%)

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 Ekma

- Phuchti Kalan3,513 people
- Chanrwa3,507 people
- Nawada3,266 people
- Husepur3,245 people
- Benaut2,776 people
- Kosari2,771 people
- Chan Chaura2,741 people
- Ghaziapur2,573 people

[All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhodsa from Chhapra?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bhodsa?2,941 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhodsa in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhodsa?68.0% (Census 2011)