Village · Makhdumpur, Jehanabad
# Kachnanwan

Kachnanwan is a village in Makhdumpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,333 people in 585 households, the 16th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.
- 3,333 people (2011)
- 585 households
- 65.8% literacy
- 934 females per 1,000 males

## Kachnanwan PIN code and other codes

Kachnanwan falls in Makhdumpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Kachnama
- Community development block Makhdumpur
- Census village code 260499

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

## How far is Kachnanwan from nearby towns?
- Makhdumpur (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Makhdumpur (nearest town) 4 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kachnanwan?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road 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
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nabaganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 2 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kachnanwan known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 41% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kachnanwan

Of every 100 households in Kachnanwan in 2011, 5 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kachnanwan · ■ Makhdumpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 5% 8%
- Toilet within the home 15% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 83% 78%
- Tap water 3% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 46% 51%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 92%
- Use banking services 48% 47%
- Television 12% 13%
- Mobile phone 61% 51%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 26% 33%
- Own their home 99% 98%

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

## What is the population of Kachnanwan?

■ Kachnanwan · ■ Makhdumpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.8% 63.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 934 931
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 978 924
- Working population 44.9% 30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 51.3% for women. 49% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 177 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 594 (40%) · ■ Household industry 13 (1%) · ■ Other work 197 (13%) · ■ Marginal 517 (35%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Makhdumpur
- Dakra 3,713 people
- Birra 3,424 people
- Makarpur 3,415 people
- Ner 3,380 people
- Dharnai 3,207 people
- Charh 3,158 people
- Kumardih 3,132 people
- Kankaria 3,114 people

All 117 villages in Makhdumpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Kachnanwan from Jehanabad? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Kachnanwan? 3,333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachnanwan in? Jehanabad district (Makhdumpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kachnanwan? 65.8% (Census 2011)

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