# Baikunthpur Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Baikunthpur

Baikunthpur is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,380 people in 316 households**, the 86th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 1,380people (2011)
- 316households
- 36.3%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Baikunthpur PIN code and other codes

Baikunthpur falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAbadpur
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224944

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

## How far is Baikunthpur from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)60 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 Baikunthpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Baikunthpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 17 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Baikunthpur

Of every 100 households in Baikunthpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baikunthpur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**41%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**15%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**40%

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 Baikunthpur?

■ Baikunthpur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.3%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**960

Working population ****30.8%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.4% for men and 30.5% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (63%) · **■** Other work 58 (14%) · **■** Marginal 42 (10%)

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 Barsoi

- Bhangarha1,441 people
- Daula1,415 people
- Pichra1,392 people
- Tarapur1,387 people
- Masanpur1,358 people
- Shiwanandpur1,349 people
- Mirzadpur1,348 people
- Goaltoli1,346 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baikunthpur from Katihar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Baikunthpur?1,380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baikunthpur in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baikunthpur?36.3% (Census 2011)