# Belao Village, Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/belao/ Village · Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura # Belao Belao is a village in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar, PIN code **811105**. The 2011 Census counted **8,305 people in 1,443 households**, the 2nd largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 8,305people (2011) - 1,443households - 61.3%literacy - 811105PIN code ## Belao PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Belao is 811105.** Belao falls in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - PIN code811105 - Gram panchayatBelao - Community development blockShekhopur Sarai - Census village code243895 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Belao from nearby towns? - Shekhopur Sarai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ)25 km by road - Barbigha (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 Belao? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Belao; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Barbigha - ○Degree college10+ km · Barbigha - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shekhopur Sarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)3 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 Belao known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 793 hectares of village land is sown, and 590 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 Belao Of every 100 households in Belao in 2011, 3 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Belao · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **9% Toilet within the home ****22%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **67% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****41%** **44% Television ****4%** **12% Mobile phone ****47%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **30% Own their home ****96%** **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 Belao? ■ Belao · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836** **923 Working population ****39.6%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 48.6% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 328 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 851 (26%) · **■** Household industry 53 (2%) · **■** Other work 215 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,845 (56%) 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 Shekhopur Sarai - Panchi9,302 people - Nimi6,193 people - Charuanwan6,088 people - Amari5,844 people - Shekhupursarai3,966 people [All 30 villages in Shekhopur Sarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Belao?811105 - How far is Belao from Sheikhpura?25 km by road - What is the population of Belao?8,305 (Census 2011) - Which district is Belao in?Sheikhpura district (Shekhopur Sarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Belao?61.3% (Census 2011)