# Kunath Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Kunath

Kunath is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,820 people in 356 households**, the 33rd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,820people (2011)
- 356households
- 76.0%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Kunath PIN code and other codes

Kunath falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarsop
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240522

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

## How far is Kunath from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)30 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 Kunath?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Patwara
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Medianath
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sambhuganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Kunath known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 313 hectares of village land is sown, and 301 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 Kunath

Of every 100 households in Kunath in 2011, 2 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kunath · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****51%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kunath?

■ Kunath · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**918

Working population ****42.4%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 71.2% for women. 51% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 558 (72%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (7%) · **■** Marginal 64 (8%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Lakha1,953 people
- Pawkuri1,937 people
- Pipra1,887 people
- Daka1,865 people
- Ghospur1,808 people
- Kusaha1,806 people
- Chatma1,756 people
- Ramchua1,740 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kunath from Banka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kunath?1,820 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kunath in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kunath?76.0% (Census 2011)