# Kirkichia Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Kirkichia

Kirkichia is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854318**. The 2011 Census counted **7,541 people in 1,401 households**, the 13th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 7,541people (2011)
- 1,401households
- 54.6%literacy
- 854318PIN code

## Kirkichia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kirkichia is 854318.** Kirkichia falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854318
- Gram panchayatKirkichia
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221621

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

## How far is Kirkichia from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)30 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)15 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 Kirkichia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kirkichia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Kirkichia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and paddy**. About 99% of the 495 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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 Kirkichia

Of every 100 households in Kirkichia in 2011, 27 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kirkichia · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**97%

Use banking services ****35%**

**20%

Television ****14%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kirkichia?

■ Kirkichia · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**955

Working population ****32.1%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 46.3% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 195 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 697 (29%) · **■** Household industry 41 (2%) · **■** Other work 892 (37%) · **■** Marginal 599 (25%)

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 Forbesganj

- Hardia9,260 people
- Dholbaja9,139 people
- Khawaspur7,944 people
- Pothia7,723 people
- Jhirwa Purwari7,513 people
- Arraha Madarganj7,438 people
- Parwaha7,234 people
- Matiari7,231 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kirkichia?854318
- How far is Kirkichia from Araria?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kirkichia?7,541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kirkichia in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kirkichia?54.6% (Census 2011)