# Gachia Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Gachia

Gachia is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,505 people in 442 households**, the 25th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 2,505people (2011)
- 442households
- 59.1%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Gachia PIN code and other codes

Gachia falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhasia-Basbitta
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241117

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

## How far is Gachia from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)35 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)35 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 Gachia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kojhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Gachia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 60% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Gachia

Of every 100 households in Gachia in 2011, 39 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gachia · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****40%**

**32%

Television ****9%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Gachia?

■ Gachia · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**943

Working population ****50.6%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 50.1% for women. 55% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 162 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 613 (48%) · **■** Household industry 35 (3%) · **■** Other work 104 (8%) · **■** Marginal 353 (28%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Sain Chak2,649 people
- Jakha2,637 people
- Mahua Kachrati2,624 people
- Motanga2,567 people
- Tahirpur2,499 people
- Mohamadppur2,497 people
- Manikpur2,388 people
- Kath Bangaon2,383 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gachia from Banka?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gachia?2,505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gachia in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gachia?59.1% (Census 2011)