# Kuntha Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Kuntha

Kuntha is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,355 people in 244 households**, the 55th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,355people (2011)
- 244households
- 43.2%literacy
- 813221PIN code

## Kuntha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuntha is 813221.** Kuntha falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code813221
- Gram panchayatKamatpur
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240547

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

## How far is Kuntha 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 Kuntha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kuntha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amarpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Belsira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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
- 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 Kuntha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Kuntha

Of every 100 households in Kuntha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kuntha · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**36%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**41%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**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 Kuntha?

■ Kuntha · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.2%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**918

Working population ****46.1%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.2% for men and 35.9% for women. 44% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 101 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (33%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 313 (50%)

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

- Titihi1,488 people
- Silauta1,468 people
- Majhgain1,441 people
- Bagha1,361 people
- Kiranpur1,352 people
- Mahisauta1,340 people
- Kamardih1,336 people
- Khangah1,301 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuntha?813221
- How far is Kuntha from Banka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kuntha?1,355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuntha in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kuntha?43.2% (Census 2011)