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

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Kaparanda

Kaparanda is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,661 people in 357 households**, the 74th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 1,661people (2011)
- 357households
- 43.9%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Kaparanda PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMallikpur
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225157

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

## How far is Kaparanda from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)15 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 Kaparanda?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jahangirpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Kaparanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Kaparanda

Of every 100 households in Kaparanda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kaparanda · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**22%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kaparanda?

■ Kaparanda · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.9%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**964

Working population ****37.3%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.8% for men and 35.8% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 124 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 477 (77%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%)

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

- Raghopur1,702 people
- Tajkhand1,692 people
- Damaipur1,684 people
- Kolhan1,662 people
- Mohanganj1,638 people
- Paikbahan1,629 people
- Chhamna1,617 people
- Sitalmani1,546 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kaparanda from Katihar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kaparanda?1,661 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaparanda in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kaparanda?43.9% (Census 2011)