Village · Bengabad, Giridih
# Bedodih

Bedodih is a village in Bengabad sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code 815312. The 2011 Census counted 294 people in 64 households, the 163rd largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.
- 294 people (2011)
- 64 households
- 56.7% literacy
- 815312 PIN code

## Bedodih PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bedodih is 815312. Bedodih falls in Bengabad sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 815312
- Gram panchayat Manjori
- Community development block Bengabad
- Census village code 351641

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

## How far is Bedodih from nearby towns?
- Bengabad (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town) 20 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bedodih?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bedodih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Chakradaha
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bengabad
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Giridih
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bedodih known for?

The main crops are rice.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bedodih

Of every 100 households in Bedodih in 2011, 48 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bedodih · ■ Bengabad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 48% 33%
- Toilet within the home 4% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 96%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 26% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 76% 76%
- Use banking services 31% 50%
- Television 4% 12%
- Mobile phone 26% 53%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 44% 15%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Bedodih?

■ Bedodih · ■ Bengabad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.7% 59.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 804 939
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 931 928
- Working population 51.7% 54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 38.5% for women. 47% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 20 (13%) · ■ Other work 46 (30%) · ■ Marginal 85 (56%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bengabad
- Chorkata 318 people
- Burhia Sarai 313 people
- Chinaras 299 people
- Karmatanr 295 people
- Baijubank 293 people
- Jhabdatanr 289 people
- Dubrajpur 275 people
- Gopalpur 274 people

All 257 villages in Bengabad

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bedodih? 815312
- How far is Bedodih from Giridih? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Bedodih? 294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bedodih in? Giridih district (Bengabad sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bedodih? 56.7% (Census 2011)

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