# Kant Nagar Village, Barari, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barari/kant-nagar/ Village · Barari, Katihar # Kant Nagar Kant Nagar is a village in Barari sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,962 people in 1,231 households**, the 22nd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%. - 5,962people (2011) - 1,231households - 52.7%literacy - 921females per 1,000 males ## Kant Nagar PIN code and other codes Kant Nagar falls in Barari sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKant Nagar - Community development blockBarari - Census village code225561 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kant Nagar from nearby towns? - Barari (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)25 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)25 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 Kant Nagar? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kant Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar - ○Degree college10+ km · Sukhsan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Kant Nagar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 22% of the 2,459 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Kant Nagar Of every 100 households in Kant Nagar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kant Nagar · ■ Barari rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **5% Toilet within the home ****6%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****41%** **30% Television ****2%** **6% Mobile phone ****38%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **32% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Kant Nagar? ■ Kant Nagar · ■ Barari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%** **51.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **958 Working population ****37.0%** **31.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.1% for men and 44.6% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 372 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 711 (32%) · **■** Household industry 34 (2%) · **■** Other work 70 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,020 (46%) 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 Barari - Bhaisdiara7,293 people - Kabar6,117 people - Baisa Gobind6,083 people - Azampur Shankar6,023 people - Marpa Balua5,897 people - Gurmaila4,962 people - Aminabad4,812 people - Sahuria4,655 people [All 88 villages in Barari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kant Nagar from Katihar?25 km by road - What is the population of Kant Nagar?5,962 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kant Nagar in?Katihar district (Barari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kant Nagar?52.7% (Census 2011)