# Konch Village, Itarhi, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Itarhi, Buxar 

# Konch

Konch is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,284 people in 195 households**, the 43rd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,284people (2011)
- 195households
- 56.7%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Konch PIN code and other codes

Konch falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatItarhi
- Community development blockItarhi
- Census village code248698

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

## How far is Konch from nearby towns?

- Itarhi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)14 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)14 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 Konch?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Konch; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sarasti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Konch known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 100% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Konch

Of every 100 households in Konch in 2011, 20 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Konch · ■ Itarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**14%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**70%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**94%

Use banking services ****45%**

**55%

Television ****14%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**19%

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 Konch?

■ Konch · ■ Itarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**946

Working population ****35.3%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 39.5% for women. 49% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 169 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (52%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 44 (10%)

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 Itarhi

- Dharampur1,434 people
- Kharhana1,415 people
- Jamuaon1,370 people
- Paharpur1,300 people
- Santh1,262 people
- Parsotimpur1,240 people
- Indaur1,236 people
- Karanjuwa1,221 people

[All 167 villages in Itarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Konch from Buxar?14 km by road
- What is the population of Konch?1,284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Konch in?Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Konch?56.7% (Census 2011)