# Kanhai Village, Gora Bauram, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/gora-bauram/kanhai/ Village · Gora Bauram, Darbhanga # Kanhai Kanhai is a village in Gora Bauram sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,446 people in 1,815 households**, the 4th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.9%. - 8,446people (2011) - 1,815households - 46.0%literacy - 924females per 1,000 males ## Kanhai PIN code and other codes Kanhai falls in Gora Bauram sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKanhai, Bauram - Community development blockGora Bauram - Census village code227824 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanhai from nearby towns? - Gora Bauram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)65 km by road - Benipur (nearest town)19 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 Kanhai? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kanhai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Biraul - ○Degree college5–10 km · Biraul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Kanhai known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 39% of the 849 hectares of village land is sown, and 317 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 Kanhai Of every 100 households in Kanhai in 2011, 1 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kanhai · ■ Gora Bauram rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****17%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **88% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****18%** **22% Television ****2%** **2% Mobile phone ****36%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **41% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kanhai? ■ Kanhai · ■ Gora Bauram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%** **47.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006** **966 Working population ****27.4%** **30.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.5% for men and 36.7% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 934 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 644 (28%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (3%) · **■** Marginal 659 (29%) 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 - Nari Bhadawn17,716 people - Kasraund11,538 people - Bauram11,455 people - Asi7,702 people - Akhtwara5,862 people - Aadharpur5,832 people - Kasraund4,609 people [All 52 villages in Gora Bauram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/gora-bauram/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kanhai from Darbhanga?65 km by road - What is the population of Kanhai?8,446 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanhai in?Darbhanga district (Gora Bauram sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kanhai?46.0% (Census 2011)