Village · Kuchaikote, Gopalganj
# Nichua Khurd

Nichua Khurd is a village in Kuchaikote sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 246 people in 32 households, the 205th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.
- 246 people (2011)
- 32 households
- 90.7% literacy
- 952 females per 1,000 males

## Nichua Khurd PIN code and other codes

Nichua Khurd falls in Kuchaikote sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Mathiya Hardo
- Community development block Kuchaikote
- Census village code 230375

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Nichua Khurd from nearby towns?
- Kuchaikote (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ) 22 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town) 22 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Nichua Khurd?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Nichua Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nechua Jalalpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nechua Jalalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hathua
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nichua Khurd known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 72% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Nichua Khurd

Of every 100 households in Nichua Khurd in 2011, 0 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nichua Khurd · ■ Kuchaikote rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 17%
- Toilet within the home 58% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 42% 76%
- Tap water 6% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 82% 63%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 48% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 52% 93%
- Use banking services 48% 68%
- Television 33% 16%
- Mobile phone 85% 74%
- Computer with internet 6% 1%
- Two-wheeler 21% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 3%
- None of these assets 3% 7%
- Own their home 88% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Nichua Khurd?

■ Nichua Khurd · ■ Kuchaikote rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 90.7% 66.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 952 1004
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 952
- Working population 28.5% 28.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.1% for men and 81.7% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 11 (16%) · ■ Other work 24 (34%) · ■ Marginal 35 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kuchaikote
- Basmanian 315 people
- Arazi Math Hankar 312 people
- Parsauni Panre 300 people
- Daya Chhapra 273 people
- Jit Bardaha 242 people
- Doman Banjaria 234 people
- Panchamwa 196 people
- Arazipur 193 people

All 222 villages in Kuchaikote

## Quick answers
- How far is Nichua Khurd from Gopalganj? 22 km by road
- What is the population of Nichua Khurd? 246 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nichua Khurd in? Gopalganj district (Kuchaikote sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nichua Khurd? 90.7% (Census 2011)

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