# Kahuwa Village, Gora Bauram, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Gora Bauram, Darbhanga 

# Kahuwa

Kahuwa is a village in Gora Bauram sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,475 people in 243 households**, the 29th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 47.9%.

- 1,475people (2011)
- 243households
- 47.8%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Kahuwa PIN code and other codes

Kahuwa falls in Gora Bauram sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBagrasi
- Community development blockGora Bauram
- Census village code227810

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

## How far is Kahuwa from nearby towns?

- Gora Bauram (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)58 km by road
- Benipur (nearest town)38 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 Kahuwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biraul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 6 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 Kahuwa known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 93% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Kahuwa

Of every 100 households in Kahuwa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kahuwa · ■ Gora Bauram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**88%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**40%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****5%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**41%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kahuwa?

■ Kahuwa · ■ Gora Bauram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**47.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186**

**966

Working population ****19.3%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 29.5% for women. 36% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (62%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Gora Bauram

- Mahuwar1,796 people
- Kunauni1,717 people
- Ahisa1,707 people
- Bhuskan1,700 people
- Magura1,469 people
- Punach1,429 people
- Basuli1,337 people
- Uphraul1,320 people

[All 52 villages in Gora Bauram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/gora-bauram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kahuwa from Darbhanga?58 km by road
- What is the population of Kahuwa?1,475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kahuwa in?Darbhanga district (Gora Bauram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kahuwa?47.8% (Census 2011)