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

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Kasba

Kasba is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **960 people in 160 households**, the 82nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 960people (2011)
- 160households
- 72.9%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Kasba PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatTahirpur-Gaura
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241013

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

## How far is Kasba from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)44 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)44 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 Kasba?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kasba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Panjwara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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)2 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 Kasba known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Kasba

Of every 100 households in Kasba in 2011, 60 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kasba · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**91%

Use banking services ****31%**

**32%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**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 Kasba?

■ Kasba · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859**

**943

Working population ****29.0%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 64.1% for women. 38% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 110 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (10%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 132 (47%)

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

- Porai Chak1,095 people
- Makaita1,052 people
- Parihar1,050 people
- Milki1,033 people
- Barri959 people
- Chapri941 people
- Parsa933 people
- Nandgola916 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kasba from Banka?44 km by road
- What is the population of Kasba?960 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasba in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kasba?72.9% (Census 2011)