# Behachia Village, Gobindpur, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Behachia

Behachia is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **788 people in 142 households**, the 102nd largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 788people (2011)
- 142households
- 65.7%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Behachia PIN code and other codes

Behachia falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatTilaiya
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361615

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

## How far is Behachia from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)24 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)24 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 Behachia?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Behachia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Behachia
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahuda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bandhdih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahuda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Behachia known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 47% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Behachia

Of every 100 households in Behachia in 2011, 2 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Behachia · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**48%

Use banking services ****77%**

**54%

Television ****2%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Behachia?

■ Behachia · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**918

Working population ****40.2%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 53.3% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 41 (13%) · **■** Other work 53 (17%) · **■** Marginal 216 (68%)

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 Gobindpur

- Titichapuri811 people
- Nichitpur804 people
- Panjania804 people
- Baromesia791 people
- Dhoria Alias Mahubani785 people
- Jiramuri784 people
- Phaphuadi757 people
- Bahadurpur735 people

[All 220 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Behachia from Dhanbad?24 km by road
- What is the population of Behachia?788 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behachia in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Behachia?65.7% (Census 2011)