# Kachhua Village, Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga (Bihar)

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Village · Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga 

# Kachhua

Kachhua is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,444 people in 267 households**, the 40th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 1,444people (2011)
- 267households
- 51.9%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Kachhua PIN code and other codes

Kachhua falls in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHairnagar
- Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan
- Census village code227871

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

## How far is Kachhua from nearby towns?

- Kusheshwar Asthan (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)60 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)26 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 Kachhua?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kachhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barhatta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 14 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 Kachhua known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and wheat**. About 82% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Kachhua

Of every 100 households in Kachhua in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kachhua · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**35%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**29%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**37%

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 Kachhua?

■ Kachhua · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**935

Working population ****43.9%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 31.6% for women. 48% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (55%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 230 (36%)

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 Kusheshwar Asthan

- Hathauri1,704 people
- Uda1,643 people
- Khesraha1,639 people
- Aurahi1,569 people
- Dharshyam1,373 people
- Aber urf Rambari1,335 people
- Shahpur1,324 people
- Missi1,279 people

[All 73 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kachhua from Darbhanga?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kachhua?1,444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachhua in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kachhua?51.9% (Census 2011)