Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur
# Kasba kherhi

Kasba kherhi is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 6,135 people in 1,037 households, the 5th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.
- 6,135 people (2011)
- 1,037 households
- 60.1% literacy
- 880 females per 1,000 males

## Kasba kherhi PIN code and other codes

Kasba kherhi falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Amba
- Community development block Shahkund
- Census village code 239786

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kasba kherhi from nearby towns?
- Shahkund (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kasba kherhi?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1
- ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Barari
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kasba kherhi known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 88% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kasba kherhi

Of every 100 households in Kasba kherhi in 2011, 30 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kasba kherhi · ■ Shahkund rural average
- Electricity for lighting 30% 19%
- Toilet within the home 40% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 60% 76%
- Tap water 3% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 43% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 92%
- Use banking services 50% 50%
- Television 13% 12%
- Mobile phone 46% 52%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 34% 29%
- Own their home 93% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kasba kherhi?

■ Kasba kherhi · ■ Shahkund rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.1% 62.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 880 880
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 988 927
- Working population 34.5% 36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 52.7% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 105 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 677 (32%) · ■ Household industry 14 (1%) · ■ Other work 762 (36%) · ■ Marginal 559 (26%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shahkund
- Gobrain 8,106 people
- Sajaur 7,584 people
- Jagaria 6,433 people
- Khaira 6,383 people
- Hajipur 4,856 people
- Sarauni 4,676 people
- Dariapur 4,566 people
- Bethu 4,493 people

All 170 villages in Shahkund

## Quick answers
- How far is Kasba kherhi from Bhagalpur? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Kasba kherhi? 6,135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasba kherhi in? Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kasba kherhi? 60.1% (Census 2011)

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