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

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Panchkohania

Panchkohania is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855113**. The 2011 Census counted **1,145 people in 251 households**, the 101st largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 1,145people (2011)
- 251households
- 64.0%literacy
- 855113PIN code

## Panchkohania PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code855113
- Gram panchayatNimol
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225310

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

## How far is Panchkohania 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 Panchkohania?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Panchkohania; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Azamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Panchkohania known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Panchkohania

Of every 100 households in Panchkohania in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panchkohania · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**22%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Panchkohania?

■ Panchkohania · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**964

Working population ****26.8%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 59.8% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 79 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (60%) · **■** Other work 24 (8%) · **■** Marginal 20 (7%)

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

- Khopra1,251 people
- Ratania Khurd Khas1,230 people
- Nauranga1,193 people
- Jarhanda1,148 people
- Nalkopa1,104 people
- Sihpur1,095 people
- Jajla1,083 people
- Parla1,043 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Panchkohania?855113
- How far is Panchkohania from Katihar?52 km by road
- What is the population of Panchkohania?1,145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchkohania in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Panchkohania?64.0% (Census 2011)