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

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Gahilbari

Gahilbari is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **528 people in 134 households**, the 154th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 528people (2011)
- 134households
- 60.0%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Gahilbari PIN code and other codes

Gahilbari falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShitalmani
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225315

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

## How far is Gahilbari from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)50 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 Gahilbari?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gahilbari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Azamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jahangirpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Gahilbari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 44% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Gahilbari

Of every 100 households in Gahilbari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gahilbari · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**46%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****21%**

**22%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Gahilbari?

■ Gahilbari · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1149**

**964

Working population ****27.8%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 48.2% for women. 44% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 35 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (69%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 9 (6%)

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

- Pipla547 people
- Bamhangawan544 people
- Chakdha539 people
- Tildangi536 people
- Paharpur524 people
- Chandpur505 people
- Gachh499 people
- Tetalia491 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gahilbari from Katihar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gahilbari?528 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahilbari in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gahilbari?60.0% (Census 2011)