# Kachnath Village, Piro, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/kachnath/ Village · Piro, Bhojpur # Kachnath Kachnath is a village in Piro sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,769 people in 280 households**, the 39th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 1,769people (2011) - 280households - 68.5%literacy - 898females per 1,000 males ## Kachnath PIN code and other codes Kachnath falls in Piro sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSukhrauli - Community development blockPiro - Census village code247374 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kachnath from nearby towns? - Piro (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)45 km by road - Piro (nearest town)6 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 Kachnath? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kachnath; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jangalmahal - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 5 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 Kachnath known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 95% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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 Kachnath Of every 100 households in Kachnath in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kachnath · ■ Piro rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **4% Toilet within the home ****15%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****75%** **62% Television ****16%** **13% Mobile phone ****72%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **22% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Kachnath? ■ Kachnath · ■ Piro rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%** **70.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **926 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **919 Working population ****24.5%** **29.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 53.1% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 338 (78%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (10%) · **■** Marginal 21 (5%) 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 Piro - Rasauli1,954 people - Baseya1,943 people - Basmanpur1,894 people - Saneya1,843 people - Sukhrauli1,766 people - Tetar Dih1,726 people - Barauli1,705 people - Pharaura1,698 people [All 109 villages in Piro](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kachnath from Arrah?45 km by road - What is the population of Kachnath?1,769 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kachnath in?Bhojpur district (Piro sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kachnath?68.5% (Census 2011)