Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa
# Belha

Belha is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495556. The 2011 Census counted 1,231 people in 236 households, the 53rd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.
- 1,231 people (2011)
- 236 households
- 79.6% literacy
- 495556 PIN code

## Belha PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Belha is 495556. Belha falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495556
- Gram panchayat Belha
- Community development block Nawagarh
- Census village code 436773

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Belha from nearby towns?
- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Kharod (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Belha?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Belha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Khrod
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Kharod
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Kharod
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Belha known for?

The main crops are paddy and tivra. About 73% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Belha

Of every 100 households in Belha in 2011, 92 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belha · ■ Nawagarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 86%
- Toilet within the home 13% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 90%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 32% 28%
- Television 43% 32%
- Mobile phone 33% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 18% 29%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Belha?

■ Belha · ■ Nawagarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.6% 72.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 995 975
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 990 954
- Working population 54.8% 56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 66.1% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 424 (63%) · ■ Farm labourers 207 (31%) · ■ Other work 25 (4%) · ■ Marginal 19 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nawagarh
- Udaybhata 1,263 people
- Khaira 1,253 people
- Borda 1,241 people
- Dahida 1,236 people
- Kansa 1,227 people
- Darri 1,214 people
- Karra 1,155 people
- Kamta 1,109 people

All 71 villages in Nawagarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Belha? 495556
- How far is Belha from Janjgir? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Belha? 1,231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belha in? Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Belha? 79.6% (Census 2011)

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