# Bengahi Village, Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/bengahi/ Village · Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi # Bengahi Bengahi is a village in Runisaidpur sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,126 people in 2,085 households**, the 11th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%. - 9,126people (2011) - 2,085households - 58.7%literacy - 867females per 1,000 males ## Bengahi PIN code and other codes Bengahi falls in Runisaidpur sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBagahi Ramnagar - Community development blockRunisaidpur - Census village code219450 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bengahi from nearby towns? - Runisaidpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)20 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)20 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 Bengahi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bengahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Manik Chauk - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Bengahi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 802 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Bengahi Of every 100 households in Bengahi in 2011, 3 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bengahi · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **9% Toilet within the home ****16%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **79% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **94% Use banking services ****35%** **36% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****41%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **34% 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 Bengahi? ■ Bengahi · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%** **52.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912** **928 Working population ****38.8%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.9% for men and 49.1% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 503 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 973 (28%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 302 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,741 (49%) 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 Runisaidpur - Athri10,939 people - Pota urf Tajpur Phaksia Bharthi10,810 people - Tikauli9,261 people - Walipur Sarhanchia9,239 people - Balua Kharaua9,104 people - Mahesha Farrukhpur7,975 people - Deona Buzurg7,676 people - Bahilwara urf Garha7,484 people [All 102 villages in Runisaidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bengahi from Sitamarhi?20 km by road - What is the population of Bengahi?9,126 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bengahi in?Sitamarhi district (Runisaidpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bengahi?58.7% (Census 2011)