# Gachh Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Gachh

Gachh is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855113**. The 2011 Census counted **499 people in 117 households**, the 157th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 499people (2011)
- 117households
- 60.1%literacy
- 855113PIN code

## Gachh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gachh is 855113.** Gachh falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855113
- Gram panchayatNimol
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225309

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

## How far is Gachh from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)52 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)52 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 Gachh?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gachh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Azamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jahangirpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Gachh known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Gachh

Of every 100 households in Gachh in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gachh · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**33%

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 Gachh?

■ Gachh · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1206**

**964

Working population ****43.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 52.4% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (43%) · **■** Other work 28 (13%) · **■** Marginal 89 (41%)

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 Azamnagar

- Tildangi536 people
- Gahilbari528 people
- Paharpur524 people
- Chandpur505 people
- Tetalia491 people
- Gachh Baliatha483 people
- Mahadeo Bhita458 people
- Pothia455 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gachh?855113
- How far is Gachh from Katihar?52 km by road
- What is the population of Gachh?499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gachh in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gachh?60.1% (Census 2011)